Akashiganga Waterfall

Akashiganga is a waterfall in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, rising from a thickly forested hill at about 900 metres and dropping 140 feet. It lies on National Highway 36, 11.6 kilometres from Doboka, and its water forms the Bablang stream. A temple to Shiva stands at the falls, and the name appears in the 18th chapter of the Kalika Purana.

In the legend of Sati, when Vishnu's discus cut apart the body that Shiva carried in his grief, Sati's head is believed to have landed near Akashiganga. The falls are therefore a revered pilgrimage place, and very large numbers of Hindus come to bathe here on Makar Sankranti, known in Assam as Magh Bihu, to wash away their sins. In 2010 the state proposed Rs 42 lakh for drinking water, electricity and other improvements to promote tourism, and because of fluoride in the water an alternative supply was suggested.