Matiabag Palace
Matiabag Rajbari or Matiabag Palace is located in Gauripur in Dhubri district of Assam. The palace was built by Raja Prabhat Chandra Barua of the Gauripur royal family on a small hill-top at Matiabagh, Gauripur on the banks of the Gadadhar river. It was the royal guest house a…
Matiabag Palace sits on a solitary rise above the sluggish Gadadhar in Gauripur, a place you’ll only stumble upon if you dare to veer off the Brahmaputra‑tide tourist trail. Built between 1904 and 1914 by Raja Prabhat Chandra Barua, the brick‑and‑tile hawakhana was erected by Chinese carpenters from Kolkata’s Chinatown, and its odd blend of Hindu chhatris, Mughal arches and a faintly British colonnade feels like a colonial cocktail gone slightly off‑kilter. The real draw is the view: from the balcony you can watch the river’s lazy meander while the distant tea‑garden hills roll like a green filigree. Stay at the modest Heritage Guesthouse on Station Road – its rooms are clean, the staff know the best tea stalls in Gauripur, and you’ll be close enough to the market for a quick lassi before sunset. Two hours is enough to roam the vacant halls, peek at the faded frescoes, and snap a few pictures of the crumbling verandas; anything longer feels like polite squatting. Visit between November and February to avoid the monsoon’s muck, and skip the “guided tours” that promise royal intrigue – the palace is already a quiet relic, and the only story worth hearing is the whisper of the river at dusk.
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