Auniati

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Auniati

Village in Sibsagar District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 26 53' N. and 94 5' E., on the right bank of the Brahma- putra in the Majuli island. It contains the principal Vaishnavite sattra, or priestly college, in Assam, and its Gosain, or head priest, exercises great influence over the Assamese. The Gosains have always been distinguished by their loyalty to Government, and render a real service to the administration by encouraging purity of life and obedience to the authorities. The sat Ira is said to have been founded in the sixteenth century, and is supported by the offerings of its numerous disciples and by grants of revenue-free land made by the Ahom Rajas and confirmed by the British Government, which cover in all nearly 22,000 acres. The college consists of a large prayer hall, surrounded by lines of barracks inhabited by celibate monks, and contains a printing press. None of the buildings is of masonry.