Mayong
A village on the Brahmaputra known for centuries as the home of India's magicians, with a museum of the manuscripts to prove it.
- Where
- Morigaon, Assam, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.2589, 92.0408
Get the Mayong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mayong. 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 Mayong
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary 5.6 km
The densest rhino population anywhere.
Ugratara Temple 30 km
A shakti peetha at Guwahati where the navel is said to have fallen, with a tank beside it.
Basistha Ashram 30 km
Three streams meeting under a sage's rock.
Dighalipukhuri 30 km
A tank dug for a wedding, a thousand years ago.
Umananda Island 30 km
The smallest inhabited river island in the world, in the middle of the Brahmaputra, reached only by ferry.
Doul Govinda Temple 30 km
A Krishna temple on Chandrabharati hill in North Guwahati, reached across the river.
Madan Kamdev 31 km
Scattered erotic sculpture in a quiet grove.
Sukreswar Temple 31 km
A temple on a hillock above the Brahmaputra at Guwahati, with a long flight down to the water.
More famous places to visit in Assam
Questions
Where is Mayong?
Mayong is in Morigaon, Assam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (5.6 km), Ugratara Temple (30 km), Basistha Ashram (30 km).
How do I get the Mayong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mayong 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 Mayong 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.
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