Mising Villages
Mising villages
Stilt-house villages of the Mising, the island's indigenous people, where you can see handloom weaving, taste apong rice beer, and experience life on a river island.
The Mising are the largest tribal community on Majuli. To cope with the annual flooding of the Brahmaputra, their houses are built on bamboo stilts, with pigs and chickens kept underneath and a fire pit inside. When you visit, you can watch women weaving colorful Mising cloth on looms and taste apong, a rice beer, and bamboo-cooked fish, among other local dishes. Several villages around Garamur have homestays in stilt houses, a good way to experience island life. Greet the family before visiting a home, and ask permission before photographing people.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Garamur Satra
- Uttar Kamalabari Satra
- Bengenati Satra
- Natun Kamalabari Satra
- Auniati Satra
- Samaguri Satra
- Dakhinpat Satra
- Molai Forest