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Assam: Majuli gears up for Raas Mahotsav, expects record-breaking tourist
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Majuli, the world's largest river island, the core of Assamese Neo-Vaishnavism and the land of Satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) is preparing for one of its most celebrated annual events, the Raas Mahotsav, which will be held from November 15 to 17. This festival, which is centred around the
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Assam government to create blocks, belts to protect satra land from encroa
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will create belts and blocks to protect satras (Vaishnavite monasteries) and other cultural and spiritual institutions from the menace of encroachment.
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Assam: River island Majuli immersed in Raas Mahotsav
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Majuli is the core of Assamese Neo-Vaishnavism. The district-size river island over the mighty river Brahmaputra has dozens of Vaishnavite monasteries, locally called Satras, and the Raas festival is organised in a grand manner, keeping intact the pure essence of the festival.
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Satra lands commission to submit interim report on encroachments to CM tod
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The Commission of Satra lands is scheduled to submit its interim report to Chief Minister Himata Biswa Sarma in Assam's Guwahati on Friday.
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