In the Brahmaputra river, majuli is a river island. In India, it became the first island to be made a district. It has an area of 880 square kilometers. Majuli has compressed as the river surrounding it has grown. In the south, the island is formed by the Brahmaputra river, and in the north, the kherkutia xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, is joined by the subansiri river. From the city of Jorhat, majuli island
Is accessible by ferries. From the state’s largest city Guwahati, the island is about 300–400 kilometers east. Due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries it was formed, mainly the lohit. The island was a long, narrow piece of land called majoli, in the north which had the Brahmaputra flowing and in the South, the burhidihing flowing till they met at lakhu. It was the capital of the Powerful chutia kingdom and was known as ratnapur. Inaugrated around the 15th century by the revered Assamese saint srimanta sankardeva and his disciple Mahadeva, the island has been the hub of Assamese neo-vaishnavite culture. Manufactured by the saint, many satraps or monasteries still survive and illustrate the colorful assumes a culture
