small hut. A small temple was constructed by King Manasingha in the early
Sixteenth century. The present temple was built in 1809 on the site of an
ancient temple. It is believed that the swirling wheel of Lord Vishnu had
sliced off the corpse of Goddess Sati, when Lord Shiva was performing his
menacing dance (Pralay) with her on his shoulders, in a fit of tremendous
rage. The slices of her body fell at different places which later turned into
pilgrimage centers for the devout Hindus. Kalighat is one such sacred spot
where a toe of the Goddess's right foot is believed to have dropped. In the
months of Bhadra, Paush and Chaitra (according to Bengali calendar),
Kalighat turns into a confluence of devout Bengali and non-Bengali pilgrims.
Overnight stay at Kolkata.
Day 19:
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Morning fly to Guwahati and drive to Kaziranga National park
to see the one horned Rhino. Overnight stay at Kaziranga.
Day 20:
Morning and evening jungle rides by Jeep/Elephant and
nature walks. Located on the banks of the mighty
Brahmaputra River in the far North East of India, Assam,
Kaziranga National Park covers an area of approximately
430-sq-kms
with its swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass making it the ideal habitat
for the Indian One-Horned Rhino. Due to limitless poaching of this prehistoric
survivor, the Kaziranga National Park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in
1940.Major Wildlife Attractions of Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary Beside of
course the great one horned Indian Rhino, the other major wild attractions
include a large population of Indian Elephants, Indian Bison, Swamp Deer or
Barasingha, Hog Deer, Sloth Bears, Tigers, Leopard Cats, Jungle Cats,
Otters, Hog Badgers, Capped Langurs, Hoolock Gibbons, Wild Boar, Jackal,
Wild Buffalo, Pythons, Monitor Lizards, etc.Kaziranga National Park is a
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