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262  EASTERN INDIA

Introducing Eastern India

Kolkata, India’s second-largest city, is the best-known destination M i
for visitors to Eastern India. Apart from this endlessly fascinating Along s h m i H i l l s
metropolis, the region offers an astonishing diversity of landscapes, Daporjo Roing
peoples and cultures. These include the steamy mangrove ARUNACHAL Pasighat
forests along the Bay of Bengal, habitat of the Royal Bengal tiger, Kangto PRADESH Sadiya
7102m
the spectacular mountain vistas of Darjeeling (officially Darjiling) Kanchendzonga SIKKIM Tawang Ziro Dibrugarh Likhapani
and Sikkim, and Odisha’s magnificent temples and beaches. 8598m Gangtok Dafla Hills Tinsukia
Yuksam
Lakhimpur
Further east are Assam and the northeastern states, home to Kalimpong Bomdila Itanagar Brahmaputra
many different tribal communities, whose distinct cultures Darjeeling Sivasagar
flourish in areas of pristine natural beauty. Siliguri Tezpur Jorhat
Bongaigaon Rangia
Jalpaiguri Nalbari Nagaon Mokokchung
Tuensang
Goalpara N a g a H i l l s
Koch Guwahati ASSAM NAGALAND
Dalkola Bihar Dhuburi Dimapur Saramati
Raiganj Shillong Kohima 3826m
Purnia MEGHALAYA
Tura Nongstoin
Garo Hills
Pandua Barail Range Ukhrul
Cherrapunji Dauki
Gaur Malda Karimganj MANIPUR
Imphal
Silchar Nungba M a n i p u r H i l l s
Jangipur
Dullabchara Moirang
Murshidabad
Dhanbad Baharampur Moreh
Siuri Agartala MIZORAM
Santiniketan
An agile Nishi tribesman of Arunachal Pradesh crossing the Siang, a tributary Asansol Durgapur TRIPURA Aizawl
of the Brahmaputra river, on a tightrope Puruliya Barddhaman Belonia Mizo Hills
Bankura
Bishnupur WEST Bhatpara
BENGAL Lunglei
0 kilometres 80 Chandannagar
0 miles 80 Kharagpur Baj Baj
Rourkela Kolkata
Sundargarh Tuipang
Badamapaharh Haldia
Hirakud Simlipal Baripada
Reservoir National Kakdwip The
Raipur Baragarh Barakot Park Sunderbans
Sambalpur Baleshwar
Ramapur Anandadur
Sonapur Anugul Bhadrak
Balangir Brahmani
ODISHA Dhenkanal Chandbali
Titilagarh Phulabani Cuttack
Khandaparha
Paradwip
Bhubaneswar
Bhavanipatna Rushikulya Konark
Asika Chilika Puri
Taptapani Lake
Kotapad Berhampur Chhatrapur
Rayagarha Gopalpur-on-Sea
Jaypur Koraput
Visakhapatnam
The 10th-century Mukteshwar Temple
complex in Bhubaneswar
Picturesque view from Tshangu Lake

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