Tourists of the world's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas visited the Sri Surya Pahar today, February 19, a hilltop site in the Goalpara district, famous for its terracotta and rock-cut sculpture depicting deities of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. <br />''<br />''It is an Archeological Survey of India's protected site of National Importance. The 26 Swiss and two German tourists visited the excavated site of the Buddhist monastery, Budhha Stupa, rock-cut caves and Dasabhuja temple at the Sri Surya Pahar. They also enjoyed cultural programmes and visited handicraft exhibition sites.<br />'' <br />''Tomorrow morning, the river cruise will reach Sualkuchi- a silk town in the Kamrup district. Sualkuchi known as 'Manchester of East' is a weaver's village. It is 35 km from Guwahati.<br />'' <br />''Last evening, the Cruise reached Goalpara from the IWAI Dhubri terminal. MV Ganga Vilas is scheduled to travel 13 days in Assam and will also make a halt at Pandu port in Guwahati, Kaziranga and Majuli before the culmination of the journey at Dibrugarh on the 1st of March.<br />'' <br />''Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had virtually flagged off the cruise on the 13th of January 2023 from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh which has already traversed through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Bangladesh. <br />