Personally I love cultural places to visit and observe closely, last year in December I was travelling into NorthEast India with Darter for photographing culture in different places.
Previous day we had a great time traveling in ferry on great river Brahmaputra and we arrived in world's largest river island Majuli which is known for its own culture and people.
Next day morning, We had arrived in Garamur Satra, one of the many Vaishnavite Monasteries in Assam's Majuli Island, It was late in the morning and yes just in time for the morning prayers. It was little cold weather in morning and the day was beginning well as the sun shined brightly and took away the winter chill that had settled in through the night. Inside the Satra, its spacious temple and prayer hall were nearly empty as couple of monks arrived to perform morning prayers. It was quiet, aesthetic and peaceful. It was a great combination of all this that emanated energizing vibes.
The dwellers of Mājuli are mostly of the Mising tribes from Arunachal Pradesh who immigrated here centuries ago.
Majuli has been the hub of Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture, initiated around 15th century by the revered Assamese saint Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Madhavdeva. Many Satras were constructed by the saint still survive and represent the colourful Assamese culture. The saint took refuge in Mājuli and spent a couple of months at Beloguri in West Mājuli, which was a place of grandeur for the historic and auspicious.
Manikanchan Sanjog between Shankardeva and Madhavdeva, this became the first satra in Mājuli. After the Manikanchan Sanjog, sixty five satras were set up. However, today only twenty-two of the original sixty-five are operational. Sixty-five out of the six hundred and sixty-five original satras in Assam were situated in Mājuli.
