Tezpur Travel Guide

Cole Park

Agnigarh

Mahabhairab Temple

Top places to visit in Tezpur

Chitralekha Udyan (Cole Park)
Established by a British Deputy Commissioner, Mr Cole in 1906, It is, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful places in Tezpur. The park has ornamented stone pillars, and other sculptural remnants, water sports facility, walkways, restaurant and open-air stage. It was recently renovated and revitalized.

Agnigarh
Agnigarh provides a panoramic view of the great river and Tezpur. Basically, its a hillock on the bank of river Brahmaputra is the site of legendary romance of princess Usha (the only daughter of King Bana) and Anirudha, grandson of Lord Krishna. Usha was kept on this hillock which was surrounded by fire. Recently Agnigarh has been developed as a beautiful park. It has a series of sculptures depicting the mythology, open-air stage, and waterfall.

Padum Pukhuri
A lake with an island. The island has been developed into a beautiful park with a musical fountain. There is an iron bridge to take you to the island. On the lake, one can go for boating and enjoy the view.

District Museum at Dak Bungalow
Dak Bungalow is an old and beautiful British era building in heart of the town. Recently it has been renovated and now houses the District Museum.

Ouguri hill
Ouguri hill on bank of Brahmaputra river provides breathtaking view of the mighty river and Tezpur town. There are huge rocks on the top of the hill which add to the beauty of the hill. These rocks provide facility for rock climbing. There is a giant statue of Kanaklata, recently district administration started developing the hill into a beautiful park.

Trimurty Udyan
This has been named after the three jewels of Assamese culture. Rupkowar Jyoti Prasad Agarwalla, Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha and Natasurjya Phani Sarmah. It is a beautiful park located in the heart of Tezpur city.

The Hazara Pukhuri
It is a large tank in name of Harjar Varman in Tezpur. It was excavated in the early part of the 9th century.

Mahabhairab Temple
The ancient temple of Mahabhairab stands to the north of Tezpur town. This temple is believed to have been established by king Bana with a Siva lingam. Formerly, this temple was built of stone but the present one is built of concrete, the Pujaris and Paiks were appointed to look after the temple.

Bhairabi temple
The Bhairabi temple is one of the most prominent temples in Tezpur located 5 km from the main Tezpur town. Locals believed that the daughter of king Banasura, 'usha' came regularly here to worshipped Lord Durga. One can bewitch by the beauty of the majestic Brahmaputra river along with long-standing Kolia Bhomora Setu from the backside of the temple.