Guwahati getaways: A vanishing Kaziranga

supremeBaleno · 12th October 2010, 15:11

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Originally Posted by San Phrangmung

Supremo looking forward to see the classic Kaziranga portraits. And yes i do have plans to visit Sibsagar area in the near future.

Sure, will post them soon - would be a nice contrast being in BW and from ages ago.

Look forward to your Sibsagar travelogue - there are actually many places in Sibsagar of historical/cultural importance. The Shiv-sagar (which lends its name to the place) & the temple adjacent to it + palaces/monuments of the Ahom kings. If possible and time permits, do post some snaps from the ONGC colony there.

Joy · 13th October 2010, 11:45

SB, here is fellow bhpians travelogue which features Upper Assam including Sibsagar. It was a kind of nostakgic for me as I used stay at Jorhat.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...te-wheels.html

Hope you like it.

supremeBaleno · 19th October 2010, 14:19

@Thanks, Joy. I am sure this would be a nostalgic read.

Here is one snap from our Kaziranga trip sometime in the early 1980s. Shows us watching the one-horned rhino of Kaziranga.

Guwahati getaways: A vanishing Kaziranga-dsc02670.jpg

Pardon the poor quality as it was an old B/W snap, which I photographed using my cellphone camera (quicker than using a scanner).

I found more snaps, but they focus more on the tourists (us) than the place.

San Phrangmung · 19th October 2010, 14:44

Thanks for sharing this classic image Supreme, that black & white era was special in so many ways.

And then the Burapahar road did not exist, we had to drive down a narrow road down below.

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Joy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 305 Thanked: 25 Times	SB, here is fellow bhpians travelogue which features Upper Assam including Sibsagar. It was a kind of nostakgic for me as I used stay at Jorhat. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...te-wheels.html Hope you like it.
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supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,548 Thanked: 2,704 Times View My Garage	@Thanks, Joy. I am sure this would be a nostalgic read. Here is one snap from our Kaziranga trip sometime in the early 1980s. Shows us watching the one-horned rhino of Kaziranga. Pardon the poor quality as it was an old B/W snap, which I photographed using my cellphone camera (quicker than using a scanner). I found more snaps, but they focus more on the tourists (us) than the place.
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19th October 2010, 14:44	#64
San Phrangmung BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Guwahati Posts: 599 Thanked: 139 Times	Thanks for sharing this classic image Supreme, that black & white era was special in so many ways. And then the Burapahar road did not exist, we had to drive down a narrow road down below.
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