Stand before
Things to do in Sivasagar
The Ahom capital’s tanks, towers and palaces.
The list
The short version: Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar and the great tank: six centuries of Ahom kingship in one town.
01
Rang Ghar
The royal sports pavilion, brick-and-rice-paste architecture.
02
Talatal Ghar
The multi-level palace with its legendary hidden floors.
03
Charaideo
The Ahom kings’ pyramid-like burial mounds.
Know before you go
- Era
- Ahom kingdom capital
- Sights
- Rang Ghar, Talatal Ghar, Shiva Dol
- Nearby
- Charaideo maidams (UNESCO)
- Rail
- Simaluguri
Charaideo, the Ahom royal burial ground with its mound maidams (UNESCO-listed), is a short drive out.
Best time: October to March.
Practicals
Permits & season for Assam
No entry permit: Assam is open to all travellers, Indian and foreign.
Best months run October to April; the monsoon (June to September) is intensely green but slows the hill roads.
Sivasagar month by month
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All of Sivasagar, none of the guesswork
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