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- Tocklai Tea Research Center
Jorhat gets its name from two hats (markets) on the two banks of the Bhogdoi river. It was the last capital of the Ahom kingdom. The Burmese invasions of 1817 destroyed it, and the British arrived in 1824. There are about 135 tea gardens in and around town.
What to see
- Tocklai Tea Research Centre: the oldest and largest tea research station of its kind in the world
- Jorhat Gymkhana Club: built in 1876, the oldest planters’ club in Assam
- Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar: a revered prayer house started by the saint Madhavdeva. A poor old woman gave him rice with dhekia (fern) greens, and he liked it so much that he set up the prayer house here.
- Molai Forest: Jadav Payeng’s forest on the Brahmaputra (see our Jadav Payeng page)
- Majuli: the world’s largest river island, reached by ferry from Nimati Ghat, about 20 km from Jorhat (see our Majuli page)
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- Dhekiakhowa Bornamghar
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- Molai – The Jadav Payeng Forest
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- Sunset view at Majuli
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- Satriya Dance at Auniati Satra Majuli
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- Raas Mahotsava at Majuli
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- Inside Kamalabari Satra
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- Mask Makers at Samaguri Satra in Majuli
