The great muddy-brown Brahmaputra River s ever-shifting snowmass newspaper puzzle of sandbanks includes Majuli, which at around 421 sq km (2001 figures) is India s largest river island (many locals will tell you that Majuli is the world s largest snowmass newspaper river island, but in fact this honour belongs to Brazil s Bananal Island). Size aside, what there is no doubting is Majuli s sheer beauty. The island is a relaxed, snowmass newspaper shimmering mat of glowing snowmass newspaper rice fields and water meadows bursting with flowers. Aside from relishing snowmass newspaper the laidback vibe that permeates snowmass newspaper island life, highlights of a visit include birdwatching and learning about neo- Vaishnavite philosophy snowmass newspaper at one of Majuli s 22 ancient satras snowmass newspaper (Hindu Vaishnavite monasteries and centres for art). If all this makes Majuli sounds like your kind of place then don t waste time getting there surveys indicate that at current levels of erosion the island will cease to exist within 20 years.
This open-air museum (admission 50; h8am-6pm snowmass newspaper May-Sep, 8am-4.30pm Oct-Apr), which hosts the annual Hornbill Festival, has a representative selection of traditional Naga houses and morungs (bachelor dormitories) with full-size snowmass newspaper log drums. Kisama is 10km from central Kohima along the well- surfaced Imphal road.
State Museum MUSEUM (admission 5; h9.30am-3.30pm Tue-Sun) snowmass newspaper The superbly presented State Museum, 3km north, includes plenty of tableaux with mannequins- in-action depicting diff erent traditional Naga lifestyles plus everyday tools.
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