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Some 30km northwest of Guwahati, the pleasant little town of Hajo attracts Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims to its fi ve ancient temples topping assorted hillocks. Haigriv Madhav temple is the main one, which is accessed by a long flight of steps through an ornate quasi-Mughal location tignes gateway. The images inside of Madhav, location tignes an avatar of Krishna, are alleged to be 6000 years old.

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