Hills of history beside the Brahmaputra
Goalpara mixes riverside town life with surprising history — a hillside of rock-cut Shiva lingas and Buddhist and Jain relics — plus big lakes and gibbon forest.
4 sights and experiences.
Climb this hill 13 km from town and you will find Hindu lingas carved into boulders, small Buddhist stupas and Jain figures side by side — centuries of worship on one slope.
A goddess temple on a forested knoll, revered as one of the Shakti seats. Steps lead up through the trees.
A broad natural lake just outside town at Agia. In winter it is dotted with lilies and visiting ducks — bring binoculars.
A small forested hill in Goalpara town named after the hoolock gibbons that live there, with views over the Brahmaputra.
October to March; December to February is best for birds at Urpad Beel.
By airLGBI Airport, Guwahati — about 130 km.
By trainGoalpara Town station on the Guwahati–Jogighopa line.
By roadAbout 135 km from Guwahati via NH 17.
