(eTN) - I-Assam iyindawo eyaziwa kancane yaseNdiya egcwele ubuhle nezinto ezikhangayo. Kusukela emfuleni i-Brahmaputra ogeleza kuwo, indawo ichazwa ngemvelaphi, ubukhulu kanye nokuhamba kwalo mfula omkhulu.
Phakathi kwezindawo ezisafufusa zezivakashi, i-Assam - izifunda ezinkulu kunazo zonke ezisenyakatho-mpumalanga ye-India - ivela kumephu yomhlaba njengendawo yangempela yokuvakasha ngenxa yomlando wayo ocebile, ubuciko, isiko, imvelo kanye nokuthambekela kokwamukela kwezakhamuzi zakhona.
Umfula iBrahmaputra ugqama ngaphezu kwazo zonke izindawo ezikhangayo ezinkulu e-Assam ngenxa yamandla awo angenakucindezelwa, kanye nokuba igenerator yokuphila nokufa.
Emazweni awela iBrahmaputra - iTibet, iNdiya, neBangladesh - umfula ubizwa ngokuthi: Tsangpo, Brah, neJammu - amagama amathathu, amazwe amathathu, izinkolo ezintathu, umfula owodwa kuphela. Iwumthombo wenganekwane efihlwe phakathi kwezinguzunga zeqhwa zengxenye eyodwa kwezingcwele emhlabeni.
Izinganekwane eziningi zikhuluma ngalo mfula ongaqondakali: izindaba zamadoda azame ukuthola imvelaphi yawo, amabutho adlule kuwo, abahambi abahlanza emanzini awo, unkulunkulu abaqhudelana nogu lwawo, izindaba zezizwe ezinonya kanye namaphayona etiye. Kodwa futhi nezindaba zama-sea otters adla izinhlanzi zawo kanye nezindaba zamahlosi ase-Bengal.
I-Brahmaputra iyimfihlakalo ehlaba umxhwele njengeSigodlo Semimoya eJaipur noma i-Agra's Taj Mahal. Ngasogwini lwayo, izimpilo zama-Assamese zithuthukile, kodwa ukuthandwa kwayo kudlula imingcele yendawo. Iwukuphela komfula eNdiya onegama lesilisa elisho ukuthi “iNdodana kaBrahma.” Lo mfula omkhulu uvusa inhlonipho kumaHindu angaphezu kwezigidi eziyinkulungwane ezwekazini laseNdiya kanye nakulawo ahlala emhlabeni.
Kuthiwa iBrahmaputra ingalandisa indaba yezizukulwane kusukela eYunan (eShayina) kuya eHindustan, kuya eBangladesh, kusukela ekuzalweni kwayo kusukela esibelethweni sezintaba zaseKailash zaseHimalayas, eningizimu yeKanggye Tso Lake, eningizimu-mpumalanga yeTibet endaweni ephakeme. ngamamitha angu-5,300.
Ukugijima okuhlukumezayo okungaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-3,000 amanzi kunqamula enye yezifunda ezingenamoya kakhulu eMhlabeni, futhi isikhathi eside, umfula uphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni, ugeleza usuka entshonalanga uye empumalanga, cishe amamitha angu-4,000 ngaphezu kolwandle. Ukusuka lapha idlula cishe amakhilomitha ayizi-2,000 ukuze ijoyine iGanges engcwele, iphele eBay of Bengal.
Phakathi kwemizila emazombezombe kanye nezimpophoma ezinhle, ukugeleza komfula kuncipha esifundeni sase-Assam kuphela ngenkathi eyomile, lapho ububanzi bawo obuyimayela elilodwa eduze kwaseGuwahati, bufinyelela kumakhilomitha angama-20 ububanzi ezindaweni ezithile. Okuhlala kuhlaba umxhwele ukujula kwayo okungamamitha angu-3,600.
Okuwukuphela komfula okuhamba kuzo imikhumbi osempumalanga ye-Himalaya, i-Brahmaputra iza eduze koMfula iZambezi yase-Afrika ngenxa yamandla awo agcwele amathafa. Phakathi nenkathi yezimvula ezinkulu, ikhukhula izindawo ezinkulu, iphoqa abantu nezilwane (kuhlanganise nalezo ze-Kaziranga National Park reserve) ukuthi zifune indawo yokukhosela ezindaweni eziphakeme izinyanga.
Ngemva kokuba amanzi esebohlile, umfula awusafani. Usebe lwalo lubonakala lushintshile, iziqhingi ezintsha nezifundo ezintsha sezihlumile, futhi kulula ngisho nokuthola izikebhe zokudoba eziye zabhajwa zihlezi ezindundumeni zesihlabathi. Ezansi nomfula, izakhamuzi zakha kabusha amadolobhana azo ngokungakhathali. Umhlaba wesiqhingi sase-Assam sikaMajuli uyisiqhingi somfula esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni (cishe amakhilomitha angama-450), esikhona njengesiqhingi esingaphakathi komfula ngokwawo. Izikhukhula zaminyaka yonke kusukela ngoMeyi kuya ku-August eziletha ukubhujiswa, ekugcineni ziyahlehla, zishiya ngemuva umanyolo wemvelo obalulekile ovumela izitshalo ezivundile, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezingaba yikhulu zelayisi, ukuba zichume.
Phakathi kwemithombo yezomnotho yomfula, ngaphandle kwerayisi, kukhona ukudoba; umsebenzi wokubaza wemikhumbi; kanye nokukhiqizwa okuphawulekayo kwezifihla-buso, izitsha zobumba, izindwangu zoboya, nezindwangu zikasilika. AmaSatra (izindela), ahlakazeke phakathi kwamadolobhana amaningi, aletha uMfula iMajuli enkabeni yesiko lase-Assam minyaka yonke lapho kunomkhosi ogujwayo omelela ifa lezizwe ezihlukahlukene - ikakhulukazi amaMongol nama-Indo Arian, kanye nefa lamanye amasiko. – ifaka isandla emalini yezomnotho yesifunda.
Isikhathi esiqhingini sinenkambo ehamba kancane ngokuqwashisa kwe-stoic ukuthi ukuphila kusemseni wemvelo engalindelekile futhi engalawuleki engalimaza kanye nokuphana, nokwazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi akukho lutho oluhlala njalo.
Izikhukhula zomfula zingagoba kodwa zingaziphuli izinhliziyo zabantu abaqhoshayo abazikhandlayo abahlala lapho. Abesifazane bayaqhubeka nokwaluka emafulemu abo ezindlini zabo zoqalo phezu kwezingodo, amadoda alima amasimu, futhi izingane zikhulela endaweni enokuthula yokuhlanganyela.
Futhi yile njabulo enkulu nokungenisa izihambi okuheha izivakashi zasentshonalanga e-Assam. Futhi, kunjalo, kukhona umlando ngemuva kokumomotheka okuthandekayo kwabantu bendawo - isiko elicebile nelasendulo elifakazelwa amathempeli amaningi aheha abahambi abavela emhlabeni wonke minyaka yonke ngemuva kokuphela kwenkathi yezimvula ezinkulu. Phakathi kwezindawo ezikhangayo kakhulu yiKamalabari Satra - ithempeli lezindela ezidansa elisesiqhingini saseMajuli.
Izindela zigcotshwa zisencane, futhi zikhulisa izinwele zazo zibe zinde, futhi zifunda ubuciko bomdanso ezindimeni zabesifazane ukuze zihloniphe uNkulunkulu uShiva. Kuphela lapho sebefinyelele iminyaka engu-18 ubudala, kwangathi bangashiya impilo yezindela ngemuva, uma befisa. Elinye ithempeli elingabonwa iKamakhya eGuwahati elifanekisela “ukuhlanganiswa kwezinkolelo nemikhuba yama-Aryan esifundazweni sase-Assam.” Leli thempeli linekona lemihlatshelo lapho, cishe zonke izinsuku, kuhlatshelwa izilwane, ikakhulukazi izimbuzi, phambi kwesixuku sabathembekile.
Esinye isitobhi okufanele sibonwe yiSibsagar - inhloko-dolobha yasendulo yombuso onamandla wamakhosi akwa-Ahom, kanye nekhaya lesiThai solimi lwase-Ahom. Labo ababehlala lapha babevela eYunnan, eChina, ekhulwini le-13 AD, futhi lapha, izivakashi zingabuka izikhumbuzo zombuso ezisagcinwe kahle.
Okunye okufanele ukuvakashelwa yi-Kaziranga National Park, indawo eyiGugu Lomhlaba kanye nesinye seziqiwi ezinkulu zezilwane zasendle phakathi kwabaningi eNdiya, etholakala endaweni yezikhukhula. Ekuphumeni kwelanga, i-safari iqala ngokuthi izivakashi zihlezi ngokunethezeka emotweni kuyilapho zilandelela izindlovu zasendle nobhejane endaweni enkulu ye-savannah. Leli paki linezinhlobonhlobo zezinyoni nezilwane ezincelisayo ezingaphezu kuka-180, kuhlanganise nezingwe, izinyamazane nezinyathi osekuyiminyaka engu-500 zihlangana kuleli zwe.
I-Assam Tea yaziwa njengehamba phambili emhlabeni, futhi lapha, amasimu etiye afafazwa esifundeni, ngalinye linomlando walo wobukoloni kanye nabanikazi bendawo abasanda kuceba. I-Haroocharai Tea Estate ivuliwe ukuze ujabulele izingxube ezimnandi nokudla okucolisisiwe kwama-Assamese, futhi izivakashi zibingelelwa abanikazi, i-Indrani Barooah. Abadansi bendawo baneqhaza ekudleni kwangaphandle okujabulisayo, kuyilapho abakhi betiye begqoke izingubo zabo ezimibalabala baqoqa amaqabunga e-Camellia sinensis, kuyilapho beba umbono wabadansi isikhashana.
Uhambo oluqondisiwe e-Assam luhlelwa i-Far Horizon Tours, abanikazi bomkhumbi ohamba ngezinyawo i-Mahabaahu, ihhotela lesimanje elintantayo eliwubukhazikhazi (www.farhorizonindia) kanye nomqaphi wohambo olunabaqondisi basendaweni. Uhambo lwabezindaba lwaluhlelwe yi-Indian Tourism Milan (www.indiatourismmilan.com) ngokubambisana ne-Far Horizon Tours isikhathi esiwu-7 ebusuku nezinsuku eziyi-8 kuhlanganisa nohambo. I-River cruise, eyenziwe ngesitayela nokunethezeka, ingenye yamahhotela (qaphela ukuthi ingqalasizinda kanye nenhlangano yezokuvakasha kusathuthukiswa). Ukufinyelela e-Assam kusuka e-Italy kwakunge-Air India ukusuka e-Milan nase-Rome ngezindiza eziqondile eziya e-N. Delhi. Isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela i-Assam sisuka ngoMashi kuya ku-Okthoba. Amaphuzu athakazelisayo: I-Sivasagar, ikhaya lezakhiwo zasendulo ze-Ahom (inani labantu baseThailand elahlala e-Assam kusukela ngo-1228); I-Haroocharai, eyaziwa ngamasimu ayo etiye; Isiqhingi saseMajuli; idolobhana laseLuitmukh; Bishwanath Ghat; I-Koliabor enamapulazi avamile agaya itiye; iKaziranga National Park; kanye noSilghat noGuwahati lapho, ngokulandelana, amathempeli kaHatimura noKamakhya.
