Things to do in Jorhat, Assam
Jorhat ( JOR-haht/Assamese: [zʊ.ɦat]) is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 300 km east of state capital Dispur. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jorhat District.
7 places to visit in and around Jorhat, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
The Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, formerly known as the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary or Hollongapar Reserved Forest, is an isolated protected area of evergreen forest located in Assam, India. The sanctuary was officially constituted and renamed in 1997.
- 2Burhi Gosani Devalaya Jorhat
Burhi Gosani Devalaya is a Hindu shakta temple which was originally used to worship the primordial deity Burhi and was later sanskritised to goddess Durga. It is situated at Dewal Road in Jorhat, Assam, India.
- 3Shanti Ashram
Shanti Ashram, now known as "Saraswata Matha" or "Assam Bongiya Saraswata Matha" founded by Swami Nigamananda on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya at Kokilamukh on 5th Baisakh 1319 B.S.
- 4Auniati Satra
Sri Sri Auniati Satra is a satra or monastery located in the Majuli river island in Assam, India, that adheres to the Brahma Sanghati of the Ekasarana Dharma, a socio-religious and cultural movement initiated by Srimanta Sankaradeva, who was born in 1449 CE.
- 5Dakhinpat Satra
Dakhinpat Satra, situated in the south-east corner of Majuli, is one of Assam's best known and principle monastic Satra, established by Banamali Dev Goswami in 1654 under the patronization of Ahom King Jayadhwaj Singha.
- 6Negheriting Shiva Doul
The Negheriting Shiva Doul is a Shiva temple at Dergaon in Assam, India. Situated on a hillock at about one and half km north from the National Highway 37 in the Golaghat district of Assam.
- 7Lynching of Deben Dutta
The lynching of Deben Dutta happened on 31 August 2019 when the Teok Tea Estate hospital of Jorhat district in Assam was attacked by a mob of tea garden workers angry that treatment delays had caused the death of a worker.