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Malow Pathar

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Botalikhusa beel (wetland), Solmara, Malow Pathar. Malow Pathar ,the historic land is situated on the North-West corner of the Jorhat district in upper Assam. It is situated on the banks of river Bhugdoi.It's a broad region with large paddy fields and numbers of streams. The region is approximately 14km long and 7km wide.There's a time when Malow Pathar was covered with dense forest and low lying areas mostly submerged under water during rainy season. It was difficult to live in that area in ancient times as it is used to be the home of various animals and it was totally covered with dense forest. Haroocharai Tea Estate , Jorhat. There is no absolute about the origin of the area's name, "Malow Pathar". However, there's a firm belief that Ahom King Swargadeu Rajeshwar Singha brought a 'Moglow'(Manipuri) princess Kuranganayani and the Moglows came who came with her were given some land to reside in a village named Monaimaji in the north of Haro...