Akashi Ganga Waterfall, Doboka,
Assam
Akashi Ganga Waterfall is a waterfall
located in Bheroni Village near Doboka Town in Doboka Taluk in Hojai District in the Indian state
of Assam. It is the one of the largest water fall in Assam. It is
surrounded by lush greenery and dense forests.
Legends
For brief details, please refer below link;
https://explore-natural-beauty-of-india.blogspot.com/2023/03/akashi-ganga-waterfall-doboka-legends.html
The Waterfall & Ancient Remains
This waterfall rises from a
thickly forested hill at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft). The falls
drop by 140 feet (43 m). It forms a stream known as Bablang. The water
fall is held in reverence and devotees visit the fall to take bath on the
religious occasion of Magh Bihu. It is believed that devotees who take a
dip in the water are blessed by the Goddess. It is surrounded by lush greenery
and dense forests. It also offers you a magnificent view of Brahmaputra
River which flows nearby the waterfall. This best time to visit this place is
post monsoon. There is also a lake called Akashi Ganga Lake in this place. The
remains of about three temples exists at the foot of the waterfalls.
A large section
of the remains of the ancient temple have been shifted to an
archaeological park and a site gallery installed nearby. Remains of figures of
Bhoodaganas, stone pillar capitals, sculptures, amalakas, door frame,
doorsills & jambs, pedestals, horizontal lotus moulded architraves, angasikharas of
temples and floral designs can be found in this site. These temples are
dedicated to Lord Shiva and are dated to 10th century CE. There is a
path leading to a temple and further about 100 metres below a glowing object is
visible which eventually is not visible as one comes closer to the place where
it was visible.
Connectivity
The falls is located at about 7
Kms from Dengaon, 13 Kms from Doboka, 23 Kms from Langhin, 26 Kms from Hojai
Railway Station, 27 Kms from Hojai, 49 Kms from Nagaon, 118 Kms from Dimapur
and 181 Kms from Guwahati Airport. This falls is situated on Doboka to Dimapur
route via Langhin.
Location