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Sivasagar travel guide

Ahom pyramids and palaces

Sivasagar
Shyam Kaanu · CC0
Best time
Oct–Mar
How long
1–2 days
Stay a night
₹900–4,500
Food a day
₹250–1,000
Nearest railhead
18 km away
Nearest airport
60 km away

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About Sivasagar

The Ahom kingdom’s capital for six centuries — the amphitheatre Rang Ghar, the seven-storey Talatal Ghar, the Shivadol on its huge tank, and the UNESCO-listed burial mounds (moidams) of Charaideo.

Things to do in Sivasagar

  1. Rang Ghar

    45 min · ₹25 entry

    Asia’s oldest surviving amphitheatre, shaped like a boat.

  2. Talatal Ghar

    1 h · ₹25 entry

    A seven-storey Ahom palace with tunnels.

  3. Shivadol & Sivasagar Tank

    45 min · Free

    One of India’s tallest Shiva temples, on a 1734 tank.

  4. Charaideo Moidams

    2 h · ₹25 entry

    Royal burial mounds, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  5. Kareng Ghar, Gargaon

    45 min · ₹25 entry

    An older Ahom palace.

Where to stay in Sivasagar

  • Sivasagar town

    ₹1,200–3,500

    Hotels near the tank.

What to eat

  • Assamese thali

    local dish

    Khar, masor tenga and pitha.

Good to know

  • Combine with Majuli (via Neamati) and Jorhat for a week in upper Assam.
  • Bihu in mid-April is a great time to visit.

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