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20/09/2026

Inside Our Punjabi Wedding Album: The Rituals Behind Our Intercultural Marriage

This episode reflects on a couple's unique wedding experience, featuring both an Assamese and a Punjabi ceremony. Through their wedding album, they highlight the significance of cultural rituals, family presence, and the fun amidst chaos. Their story emphasizes the importance of appreciating both traditions in intercultural marriages....

This episode reflects on a couple’s unique wedding experience, featuring both an Assamese and a Punjabi ceremony. Through their wedding album, they highlight the significance of cultural ritu…

19/09/2026

A home from another era. 🌿🏡
This tea estate manager’s bungalow has been here since the British era, and it’s incredible to see how well these old spaces have been preserved while still being part of everyday life in the tea estate.

Part 4 — a little glimpse inside an old Assam tea estate home.

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19/09/2026

A little tea garden adventure, a bit of chaos, and a husband who’s always looking out for me. ❤️🌿
Exploring my sister’s tea estate in Assam and showing you the place we got to call home for a little while.

Part 3 of our Assam tea estate series.

19/09/2026

Did you know tea leaves aren’t just randomly picked? 🍃☕
There’s actually a specific way to pluck them — one bud and two leaves. And the leaves collected are weighed before the workers are paid according to their collection.
A small look into how things work inside an Assam tea garden. 🌿

19/09/2026

A tea garden looks peaceful… until you remember you’re not the only one living there. 🌿🐍
We were exploring my sister’s tea estate in Assam when the conversation took a slightly scary turn. And yes, I’ve seen snakes here before. 😅
Part 1 of our life inside an Assam tea estate.

13/09/2026

Life Inside an Assam Tea Estate: Tea Gardens, Tea Plucking & a British-Era Home

The narrative explores the serene and immersive experience of staying inside an Assam tea estate, contrasting it with typical tourist visits. It highlights the peaceful, wildlife-rich environment and the fascinating methods of tea plucking. The author's personal journey reveals the deeper, more authentic aspects of life in Assam, emphasizing connection over mere sightseeing....

The narrative explores the serene and immersive experience of staying inside an Assam tea estate, contrasting it with typical tourist visits. It highlights the peaceful, wildlife-rich environment a…

07/09/2026

One of Assam’s most iconic temples 🙏🔱

Standing beside the historic Sivasagar Tank, **Siva Dol (Sivadol)** is a remarkable piece of Ahom-era architecture, built in **1734 by Queen Ambika**.

What makes this place even more special is that Siva Dol is part of a historic temple complex along with **Vishnu Dol and Devi Dol**. The temple’s distinctive architecture, intricate sculptures and golden *kolosi* make it one of the most fascinating landmarks to visit in Sivasagar, Assam.

And this isn’t just a temple—it’s a glimpse into the history, culture and craftsmanship of the Ahom kingdom. ❤️

If you're exploring **Upper Assam**, put Sivasagar on your list. 🇮🇳

📍 Siva Dol, Sivasagar, Assam

04/09/2026

Before stadiums, before modern arenas… Assam had the Rang Ghar. 🏛️

Built in the 18th century by the Ahom king Swargadeo Pramatta Singha, Rang Ghar in Sivasagar is widely described as Asia’s first amphitheatre — and is often called the “Colosseum of the East.”

But this wasn't just a monument.

From here, Ahom royalty watched wrestling, buffalo and elephant fights, c**k fights, cultural performances and other sporting spectacles unfold at Rupohi Pothar. The two-storey structure itself is a masterpiece of Ahom architecture, with a roof shaped like an inverted royal Ahom long boat.

And perhaps the most fascinating part?

This was happening in Assam nearly 300 years ago.

A reminder that the history of India isn't just found in the places we learn about most often — sometimes, it's standing quietly in Sivasagar.

Would you have expected to find something like this in Assam? 👀

📍 Rang Ghar, Sivasagar, Assam

03/09/2026

We stopped at Gupteswar Temple in Sonitpur, Assam — and instead of simply showing you the temple, we let a local tell us its story.

Hidden away in the Singri area of Sonitpur, Gupteswar Devalaya is much more than an ordinary temple.

The Assam Directorate of Archaeology lists it as a Pancharatha temple associated with the Salasthambha period, built using both stone and brick and following the Nagara style of temple architecture. The surviving shikhara is approximately 11.58 metres high, and archaeological remains recovered from the site include ancient bricks, pottery, stone elements and other architectural remains.

But standing at a place like this, the story isn't found only in archaeological records.

It also lives in the stories passed down by the people who know these places.

So in this reel, we let a local from the area tell us the story of Gupteswar Temple in his own words.

A different side of Tezpur, Assam — beyond the famous Agnigarh and Mahabhairav Temple, and into the archaeological heritage of Sonitpur.

Have you heard of Gupteswar Temple before?

02/09/2026

Part 2-The love story ends. The war begins. ⚔️

When Banasura discovered that Aniruddha — the grandson of Lord Krishna — was secretly with his daughter Usha, he had him captured and bound.

But Aniruddha's disappearance could not remain a secret for long.

When Narada revealed what had happened, Krishna and the Yadava army marched towards Sonitapura, Banasura's legendary capital.

And Banasura had one extraordinary protector.

Lord Shiva.

Banasura was a devoted follower of Shiva, and Shiva took the battlefield to protect him. What followed became the legendary Hari-Hara Yuddha — the confrontation between Hari (Krishna) and Hara (Shiva). The Bhagavata Purana itself describes Krishna fighting Shiva in this battle.

The battle raged through Sonitapura.

Krishna eventually defeated Banasura, cutting down his thousand arms until only four remained. Yet Banasura was not killed. Shiva intervened, and Krishna spared his life. Usha and Aniruddha were finally reunited, and their story ended in marriage.

And according to the tradition preserved around Tezpur, this legendary battle is the reason the city came to be associated with the name Sonitapura — the City of Blood.

But there is something even more fascinating about this story...

Hari and Hara were never simply enemies.

This is Part 2 of our journey through the mythology of Tezpur, Assam.