অসম

Assam

State · Capital Dispur · 31.2 million people (2011)

নমস্কাৰNomoskar: hello in Assamese

• Art and craft

  Assamese manuscript painting produced many illustrated manuscripts from the 16th to 19th centuries, most on locally made sanchi pat leaves.

• Weave (GI)

  Muga silk of Assam, GI tag 2007

• Music and dance

  Bihu dance; Sattriya (classical dance)

• Festival

  Bihu (Rongali, Kongali, Bhogali)

• Taste

  Pitha; tenga, a sour fish curry

• 3 World Heritage sites

  Kaziranga National Park · Manas Wildlife Sanctuary · Moidams: the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty

• Official symbols

  Animal: One-horned rhinoceros · Bird: White-winged wood duck · Flower: Foxtail orchid · Tree: Hollong

Guinness World Records lists Majuli, in the Brahmaputra River in north east India, as the world's largest river island.

Sources: Census of India 2011 · UNESCO World Heritage Centre · as.wikipedia.org: অসম · omniglot.com: assamese · en.wikipedia.org: Assamese manuscript painting · GI Registry, application 55 · assam.gov.in (archived): 389 · guinnessworldrecords.com: largest river island ; traditions from the India map’s sources.