Silchar in one day
Are you in Silchar just for a day and wish to take a quick tour of the city? To cover any city within a day is always a difficult task. However we have planned some some itineraries for your benefit.Itinerary 1 (Silchar on a Hired Cab)
To travel around the tourist place in Silchar one can hire local cab available in the city. There are private taxi services in the city. However, one must get the rates fixed in advance. Hiring a taxi would probably be advisable to move around the city of Silchar. One can travel at their own convenience.Morning
During the first half of the day, one can visit the important and famous tourist places in Silchar. If you are travelling from airport, then one can visit the Sri Kancha Kanti Devi temple that is located 17 kms away from the airport in udharband. After that one can visit Khaspur, that has the ruins of the ancient capital of Kachari Kingdom. The place is crowded by tourist all round the year. There are also some important places in silchar which is worth visiting. Mention may be made of the Bhubaneswar Temple that is located on Bhuban hill. After this one can visit the Maniharan Tunnel which is a tunnel located 5 kms from the Bhubaneswar temple. Other tourist places that one can enjoy include Martyrs Tomb at Gandhi Bag, ISKCON temple, Salganga. Lunch
Tourists can enjoy authentic Assamese and Bengali delicacies in Silchar. The restaurants in not only offers local dishes but also provides Chinese and other Indian dishes as well.Mention may be made of Shreyashi, Maheden Food Center, Mirch Masala Pure Veg Restaurant.
Evening
In the evening one can enjoy the nightlife in Silchar. Visit to any place is incomplete without shopping. Silchar also has offers you with whole lot of option when it comes to shopping. Silchar local markets offers some unique things but at a much more reasonable rate. Some of the famous shopping areas in silchar includes Sadarghat area, Tulapatty area, Srikona Bara Bazaar, Kanakpur Bazaar, Foreign Market, College Road Market, Chincoorie Trinali Market, Arunachal Market.
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Itinerary 2 (Visit to Religious places in Silchar)
The city of silchar also a have many significant religious places which are visited by the tourists every year.
One can hire a taxi or travel by buses to these religious places across Silchar. Some of the religious tourist places across Silchar which one must include in their religious itinerary are: Sri Sri Kancha Kanti Devi temple: This temple is one of the most famous temples in Silchar. The temple is thronged by large number of devotees every year. The temple is located 17kms away on the way to Silchar airport in Udharband.
Bhubaneswar Temple: The Bhubaneswar temple is located on Bhuban hill. It is located in about 37 kms away from Silcharin Bhuban Nagar. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati (Hara-Parvati) are worshipped in this temple.
Iskcon Temple: the Iskcon temple in Silchar is located 3kms away from the Silchar railway station on the Satsang Ashram. The temple is dedicated to lord Krishna and is a must see temple in Silchar.
Narsing Akhra : this is an ancient temple located near silchar. In the year 1846, sage Bhagwan Das Ramayati established the temple. It attracts devotees from around the world.
Other Religious Places in Silchar includes:
- Arunachal Kali Bari Mandir
- Radha Krishna Mandir
- Maltheb Jagannath Temple
- Makha Leikei Mandap Temple
- Temple of Umanglai
- Sanyashi Baba Temple
- Sadar Ghat Shani Mandir