A Side Trip from Silchar - Ruins of the Cachari Kingdom

Talking about side trips and not having any in our recent trip to India, here is one side trip which we took when we visited our Indian home the same time last year. Sigh, if only our little yellow car worked this year… Where would we have gone? (I could name many, haha).


Ruins of the Cachari Kingdom’s King’s Temple, Khaspur, Cachar, Assam

Khaspur is a short drive from our home in Silchar. It is only about 25km (yes, I checked it out on Google Maps), but it took us like an hour to get there (that’s how it is with the roads there in South Assam).


An interesting spot on the Airport Road (opposite of Moirang Gas Station), on the way to Khaspur. The road connecting Silchar to Khaspur is the same as the road going to Silchar’s airport (which we frequently use, because we FLY to Silchar!) (Kolkata to Silchar is 1 hour by air, and only 3 fascinating, bone-rattling days by road – so, pick your choice).


Here we are, the site of the Cachari Ruins, Khaspur. Kachar was an independent kingdom ruled by the Dimasa people in medieval times. Khaspur was the kingdom's last capital. It was eventually annexed by the British (which is what you’d expect from the Brits, don’t you?)


Old walls of the ruins – the steps that you see there I think are later additions to prop up the collapsing walls (coz these bricks have trade names… unlike the bricks on the wall itself)


The kids with their aunt, Anu’s youngest sister, Amrita. Notice that that little yellow car, far behind on the road? That’s our car that made this trip possible


The King’s Temple. Not a very big temple, I'd say, now that you can see Anu on it…


Roaming cows are a special attraction… Petting zoo cum ancient ruins! If you don’t mind the dung that dots the landscape


Another terracotta temple in the area. The temples, walls, moats and pools are the only thing still visible of the old kingdom. Besides cows and humans, there’re goats too. How wonderful!


Remainder of a moat in the Cachari Ruins Khaspur


Time to go! We, at the Cachari Ruins Khaspur, Assam, India. Here’s a link to another photo of this place with Justin


Tea gardens! Near the Dayapur Tea Estate. Instead of going back to Silchar, while returning, we decided to take the route less travelled and drive from Udharbond through Pallarbond to Fulertal, Anu’s mom’s house and spend the night in Fulertal. That’s the beauty of having a car, hehe


A tea garden temple, near the Dayapur Tea Estate




Views from our car – thru tea gardens on the Dayapur to Pallarbond road. The sun’s setting. Let’s get home!


Leaving one last pic, before I end this post. Near the Dayapur Tea Estate, Cachar, Assam, India – Apr 2022