Barpeta Satra
The Vaishnav monastery at the heart of Assam's culture.
- Where
- Barpeta, Assam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 26.4989, 90.9669
Get the Barpeta Satra stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Barpeta Satra. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Assam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Barpeta Satra
Manas National Park 24 km
On the Bhutan border, taken off the danger list in 2011 after local communities brought the poaching down themselves.
Royal Manas National Park 49 km
Bhutan's oldest national park, 1,057 square kilometres of forest across eastern Sarpang, western Zhemgang and western Pemagatshel. It runs down to the plains along the Manas river and adjoins Manas National Park in India, sharing its tigers, elephants and rhinos.
Hajo 62 km
Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim pilgrimage on the same hill.
Hayagriva Madhava Temple 63 km
A temple on Manikut hill at Hajo, holy to Hindus and to Buddhists who say the Buddha died there.
Sualkuchi 70 km
Every second house weaves muga silk.
Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park 71 km
Three hundred square kilometres of the Manas country in Bodoland, made a national park.
Saraighat Bridge 79 km
The first bridge ever built across the Brahmaputra in Assam, carrying road and rail both.
Madan Kamdev 80 km
Scattered erotic sculpture in a quiet grove.
More hidden gems in Assam
Questions
Where is Barpeta Satra?
Barpeta Satra is in Barpeta, Assam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Manas National Park (24 km), Royal Manas National Park (49 km), Hajo (62 km).
How do I get the Barpeta Satra stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Barpeta Satra and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Assam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Barpeta Satra before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Assam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.