Guest Houses and Hotels near Majuli, Jorhat, Assam
1) Circuit House Majuli
Garamurh, Majuli Island, Jorhat
India
2) Hotel Jora Palace
Jorhat, Assam
3) Welcom Heritage Thengal Manor
Jorhat, Assam
4) Wild Grass Lodge
Kaziranga National Park
5) Arayan Lodge
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
6) Bonani Lodge
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
7) Grassland Resorts and Hotels
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
8) Nature-Hunt Eco Camp Kazaringa
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
9) Aranya Lodge
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
10) Hotel Devika
Dibrugarh, Assam
11) Hotel Indsurya
Dibrugarh, Assam
12) Jain Hotel & Restaurant
Dibrugarh, Assam
13) Little Palace Hotel
Dibrugarh, Assam
14) Tragopan
Dimapur, Nagaland
15) Padmini Resort
Tinsukia, Assam
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About Majuli
Majuli is the largest freshwater mid-river deltaic island in the world, located in Assam, India. Majuli is derived from the original Sanskrit word "madhya juli," meaning middle of two rivers or channels. Elusive and unstable as a child born of death and destruction, Majuli (or ‘Majoli’ in Assamese) is a small island flanked by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti (an anabranch of the Brahmaputra), joined by the Subansiri River in the north. Born because of a catastrophic flood that resulted from a series of earthquakes in the 17th century, the island is a significant feature of the historical texts from that age. As a result of the flood, the Brahmaputra split into two anabranches—one flowing along the original channel and the other flowing along the Burhidihing channel, which, even since then have seen many shifts and changes.
Majuli has been the cultural capital of Assamese civilization since the 16th century. Sankardeva, a 16th century social reformer, preached a monotheist form of Hinduism called as Vaishnavism and established monasteries and hermitages on the islet. The island soon became the leading centre of Vaishavinism. After the arrival of the British, the island was under the rule of the British till India gained independence.
The landscape is contemplative and pure, shifting yet steady; rice fields, water meadows, and fish traps are aplenty. The locals are mostly tribal folk; the Mishing tribes from Arunachal Pradesh and from the Deori and Sonowal Kacharis. The only mode of association to the outside world is a ferry service, which operates twice a day from Jorhat. In spite of that, commercialization has left a significant wake in the form of schools, colleges, and medical institutions.
Majuli is a hotspot for flora and fauna, harbouring many rare and endangered species including migratory birds that arrive in the winter season. The island is almost pollution-free owing to the lack of polluting industries and chronic rainfall. It is shrinking due to erosion because of the large embankments built in neighbouring towns upriver to prevent erosion there during the monsoon season. The upshot is a backlash of the tempestuous Brahmaputra's fury on the islet, eroding most of the area. Surveys show that in 15 – 20 years from now, Majuli would cease to exist. Like a line in a poem, it will soon be wiped out of the map by a wave of a mighty river.
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