Assam's 'Charaideo Moidams' get UNESCO World Heritage certificate in Paris

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Certificate of Inscription for Assams Charaideo Moidams was received by the states Culture Minister Bimal Borah in Paris on MondayThe certificate for Moidams The mound burial system of Ahom dynasty was given by UNESCOs Assistant Director General for Culture Ernesto Ottone Ramirez in the presence of Indias ambassador to France Vishal B SharmaIndeed an immensely priceless gift on the eve of Magh Bihu ndash The Charaideo Moidams are now officially Bharatrsquos 43rd World Heritage Site Borah posted on XIndeed an immensely priceless gift on the eve of Magh Bihu ndash The Charaideo Moidams are now officially Bharatrsquos 43rd World Heritage SiteMy heartfelt gratitude to Honble PM Adarniya Shri narendramodi Ji and Honble CM Dr himantabiswa dangoriya under whose visionaryhellip pictwittercomTFKzfVaRmrmdash Bimal Borah BimalBorah119 January 13 2025This achievement honours our past and inspires efforts to preserve Assamrsquos cultural treasures for future generations he addedHe also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for their support and efforts which have culminated in achieving this milestoneSarma said Bhogali Bihu wishes straight from UNESCO and whats sweeter We have received the official certificate of Charaideos inscription into the prestigious World Heritage Site List 2024 was indeed a good year for Assam and 2025 promises to be betterMoidams was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2024 making it the first cultural property from Northeast India to get the coveted tag The decision to recognise it was taken at the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee held in IndiaThis development took the number of World Heritage Sites in India to 43 bringing India to the sixth position globally for most number of World Heritage PropertiesOther than Moidams Assam is home to two other World Heritage Sites ndash Kaziranga National Park and Manas Wildlife Sanctuary which were both inscribed under the Natural category in 1985World Heritage sites are classified into cultural natural and mixed categoriesAlso ReadAs Moidans from Assam enters UNESCO World Heritage List heres a look at all heritage sites in IndiaAbout MoidamsMoidams represent the late medieval 13th19th century CE mound burial tradition of the Tai Ahom dynasty which ruled for 600 years Out of 386 Moidams explored 90 royal burials at Charaideo are the best preserved and most complete examples of this traditionThe Charaideo Moidams which are highly venerated enshrine the mortal remains of Ahom royaltyInitially the deceased were buried with their personal belongings and other paraphernalia but after the 18th century the Ahom rulers adopted the Hindu method of cremation and later entombed the bones and ashes in the MoidamsWith inputs from PTI