Hear the looms in
Sualkuchi in February
The silk town of Assam.
Quick answer. Late winter, dry season continues. One of the easiest months to move around the state. For Sualkuchi specifically, February is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.
The essentials
- Craft
- Pat, muga and eri silk weaving
- From Guwahati
- About 35km
- Buy
- Direct from workshops
- Month
- February, Assam
- This month
- Late winter, dry season continues.
Why February here
Thousands of looms weaving pat, muga and eri silk, across the river from Guwahati.
Sualkuchi is Assam’s handloom town: thousands of household looms weave the state’s famous silks, pat (mulberry), muga (the golden wild silk found only in Assam) and eri. Workshops sell directly and the weaving is visible street-side.
Wildlife this month: Wildlife season continues in all parks.
What to do
Muga silk
The golden silk unique to Assam, woven here at scale.
Pair it with
Sualkuchi in February, planned properly
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