Qualla: Mayong, Assam https://qualla.com/mayong-assam en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Mayong, Assam https://qualla.com/mayong-assam Mayong, Assam: Introduction https://qualla.com/mayong-assam/ Somewhere between legend and archaeology, between the Brahmaputra River and the dense forests of Morigaon district, sits a village that India calls its capital of black magic. Mayong - about 40 kilometers from Guwahati - has accumulated centuries of stories about men disappearing into thin air, people being transformed into animals, and wild beasts tamed by incantation. These are not the tales of a distant and forgotten past. Sorcery and tantric practice were passed down through generations here, and the village's reputation has outlasted every attempt to rationalize it away.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/h/9/m/mayong-assam-wp/wh9m-mayong-assam-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Mayong, Assam: Roots in Epic and Empire https://qualla.com/mayong-assam/ Mayong's association with the supernatural reaches back to the Mahabharata. The village and the ancient kingdom of Pragjyotishpura - the old name for Assam - appear in the epic, and local tradition connects Chief Ghatotkacha of the Kachari Kingdom to the great battle, claiming he...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/h/9/m/mayong-assam-wp/wh9m-mayong-assam-roots-in-epic-and-empire.mp3 0:06 2 full Mayong, Assam: Blades in the Earth https://qualla.com/mayong-assam/ The darker side of Mayong's history resists easy dismissal. Narabali - human sacrifice - was reportedly practiced here until the early modern period. Archaeological excavations have unearthed large swords and sharp implements resembling sacrificial tools found at other ritual sit...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/h/9/m/mayong-assam-wp/wh9m-mayong-assam-blades-in-the-earth.mp3 0:06 3 full Mayong, Assam: The Museum of Spells https://qualla.com/mayong-assam/ In 2002, the Mayong Central Museum and Emporium opened its doors, collecting the artifacts and texts that document the village's extraordinary traditions. Inside are books on Tantra Kriya and Ayurveda, archaeological relics, and objects tied to the practices that made Mayong infa...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/h/9/m/mayong-assam-wp/wh9m-mayong-assam-the-museum-of-spells.mp3 0:06 4 full Mayong, Assam: Rhinoceros Country https://qualla.com/mayong-assam/ Mayong's other distinction has nothing to do with the supernatural. The nearby Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary holds the highest density of Indian one-horned rhinoceros anywhere in the world - a concentration of endangered megafauna packed into a relatively small area of floodplain a...

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