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Understand

Guwahati (GOO-wah-hah-tee) is the main centre for shopping, retail and business in the Northeast, attracting people from all over the region and even Bhutan. The slow, meandering Brahmaputra River is a focal point of the city while the lush hills of the Shillong Plateau provide a verdant backdrop for the suburbs.

However, the city’s pleasant environment is somewhat offset by inadequate regional investment, evident in the lack of reliable drainage, which leads to frequent flooding during the monsoon season, as well as by low air quality. Nevertheless, despite its average infrastructure, Guwahati has attracted private investors, resulting in a surge of shopping malls and high-quality condominiums that have elevated the city’s economic profile. The end of Assam’s decades-long insurgency has further contributed to this economic upswing.

See

thumb|Kamakhya Temple thumb|Guwahati War Cemetery. Cross of Sacrifice with graves

Do

thumb|A one-horned rhino in Assam State Zoo

Buy

Handicrafts, of the north east and Assam are available in many shops in the city. Handlooms & handicrafts, the Assam silk & golden silk "Muga" is world famous. You will be fascinated to see the designs and colours of the local dress called "Mekhela - Chadar". Malls. Major malls include: City Center, Sohum Emporia, Sohum Shoppe, Guwahati Central, Central Mall, FBB, The Hub Mall, Vishal MegaMart, Big Bazaar, and Pantaloons. Tea bags from north-eastern Assam are available in many shops in the city. Assam's green tea is world famous.

Drink

thumb|Bahor Sungar Doi

Guwahati is said to have the most wine shops.

Go next

Kaziranga National Park Shillong — an old hill station established by the British and stepping point to Cherrapunji and further south. Meghalaya state transport provides several buses departing in the morning and also regular shared 7-passenger jeep service for ₹170 (more comfortable than the usual 10-pax Sumo) from the bus terminal south of the train station. Tezpur