Guwahati, the gateway to the North Eastern, is blessed with a number of temples and other places of worship but hardly any pilgrim traffic thanks to the apathy of the authorities that the capital is yet to get any attention.

The state government is now taking steps to develop satellite pilgrimage sites around the world famous Kamakhya temple, the seat of Shakti worship.

Not many know that the state is dotted with innumerable temples, mosques and monasteries. The state government is now also focusing on the important pilgrimage centres to develop the places into attractive tourist and pilgrim destinations.

State tourist department sources say, the government would soon implement a project with financial assistance from the centre to give a face-lift to these satellite pilgrimage sites and develop religious tourism.

This ambitious project encompasses Kamakhya and the satellite township of Hajo where there is a temple and the Poa Mecca mosque which is visited by both Hindu and Muslim devotees.