Batadrawa Than

The Batadrawa Than, also known as Bordowa Than, the birthplace of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva (1449-1568) the great Vaisnavite saint of Assam, founded by him in   1494 A.D.  The Than holds immense importance for Vaishnav followers of Assam.Mahapurush Sankardeva founded the first ever Kirtan Ghar at Bordowa to practice and preach neo Vaishnavite faith   during fifteenth century in Assam and  propagated the  EK SARAN NAAM DHARMA .A unique feature with novel design of  Namghar  and  Monikut, a mass-praying  place in the villages of Assam is  also the creation of Sankardeva.The devotees of Mahapurush  Srimanta Sankardeva and followers of Vaishnavite philosophy use to visit Barduwa daily from all over Assam in a large number. People believe Bordowa Than as the “Dwitiya Vaikuntha”, the second heaven on  earth. A huge pond “Akashiganga” and another pond “Santijan” too are the places of attraction of the devotees. A very big festival "Doul Mohotsava" (Holi) is a yearly attraction for the devotees in Bordowa. The festival is an assembly of more than  lakh of devotees  from Assam and NE India.The Assam Tourism department has 3 nos of the cottage, and 2 nos of dormitory for devotees to stay within the Than campus which are maintained by the Than committee.

Location: It is located about 18 km North-West from Nagaon Town.

How to reach: One can hire a taxi from Nagaon town or can use the local bus services/tempo services to reach the place.