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| location = [[Lekhapani]],<br> [[Tinsukia]], [[Assam]]<br />
| first = December 2002<br />
| begins = 16 January<br />
| ends = 19 January<br />
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The '''Dihing Patkai Festival''' is a once-a-year festival held at [[Lekhapani]] in [[Tinsukia]] district of Assam. The festival is named after the majestic [[Patkai|Patkai range]] and the mischievous [[Dihing River]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.north-east-india.com/assam/dehing-patkai-festival.html|title=Dehing Patkai Festival|publisher=North East India|accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.locateindia.com/assam/assam-festivals-fairs-dehing-patkai.html|title=Dehing Patkai Festival|publisher=Locate India|accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="ef">{{cite web |url=http://www.incredible-northeastindia.com/assam-north-east-india/dehing-festival-assam.html |title=Dehing Patkai Festival |publisher=Incredible Northeast India |accessdate=12 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218060016/http://www.incredible-northeastindia.com/assam-north-east-india/dehing-festival-assam.html |archivedate=18 February 2010 }}</ref> It is organized by the [[Government of Assam]], providing the tourists with boundless chances for fun and feast.<ref name="ab" /><br />
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This festival was first started in December 2002, and the then President of India [[Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam]] was the honourable chief guest .<br />
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==Events==<br />
The festival incorporates indigenous Assamese communities fairs, tea heritage tours, golfing, adventure sports, and wildlife pleasure trip. Another attraction of the festival is that it offers a trip to the 2nd World War cemeteries. It also arranges for a trip to the [[Stilwell Road]], which was once the passage to the golden land of Myanmar.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /><ref name="ef" /> Visitors can choose to go for an elephant safari and take a path into the wildness. Food Festival, Craft Fair, and Cultural Functions are also held during these days for the visitors. The Festival offers a wide range of adventure sports like angling, kayaking and parasailing. Trips to the Tea Gardens and the Digboi oil field are also a part of the festival.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="ef" /><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Image:Pangsau Pass.jpg|Patkai hills as seen from [[Pangsau Pass]]<br />
Image:Ledo Burma Roads Assam-Burma-China.gif|[[Ledo Road]] and [[Burma Road]]<br />
Image:African-americans-wwii-009.jpg|U.S.-built Army trucks over the Ledo supply road<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Assamese Culture]]<br />
*[[Dihing River]]<br />
*[[Patkai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110129154945/http://www.mapsofindia.com/assam/society/dehing-patkai-festival.html Dehing Patkai Festival]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120302124136/http://www.northeastindiatravel.com/festivals-of-north-east-india/dehing-patkai-festival.html Dehing Patkai Festival of Assam]<br />
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[[Category:Festivals in Assam]]<br />
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[[Category:2002 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Tinsukia district]]<br />
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