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Blessed with a rich cultural heritage, pilgrimage to Assam is an enlightening experience amidst the scenic and naturally exotic places along the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River. On one side the Vaishnava revivalist movement under Saint Sankardeva has provided a string of Satras including Auniati, Dakhinpat and Garmukh, while the dominant prehistoric Buddhist culture has left behind several ruins, relics and monasteries which make Assam an equally important destination for Buddhists the world over. The mosques, temples and monasteries found in Assam are some of the oldest in style and architecture within the entire northern India. |
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One of the most unique features of Vaishnavism in Assam, Satras basically served as monasteries which were built to propagate the neo-Vaishnavite faith. These Satras eventually turned out to be centers of education and dissemination of the teachings of Saint Sankardeva who effectively ushered a cultural revolution within the Brahmaputra valley regions. The Satra culture which mainly developed at Majuli, Barpeta, Bardowa and Madhupur is a strong influence which has helped Assamese society stay remarkably free from communal conflicts.
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These rock carvings and Buddhist relics dating back to the post-Gupta period are situated on the southern and northern banks of a large reservoir of the Brahmaputra River. One of the most famous sites in Assam, the Jogighopa & Panchratna ruins are, very well preserved even today. Part of the Buddhist pilgrim circuit in Assam, tourists from all over the world come to see these sites consisting of numerous small caves and cubicles which were the dwellings of Buddhist monks in an ancient past.
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