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Exploring Witchcraft and Superstition in Mayong, Assam: Navigating Social Stigma and Unveiling Opportunities in Dark Tourism

Dr. Gaurav Das , Satarupa Bhattacharjee , Dr. Harjyoti Kalita

DIP: 18.02.040/20251002

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1002040

Received: January 05, 2025; Revision Received: March 16, 2025; Accepted: June 18, 2025

Abstract

Assam is renowned for its abundant flora and fauna and awe-inspiring natural sites ripe for exploration. Within these select sites, there exist several hidden and enigmatic locations that are shrouded in dark secrets and are notorious for their association with Blackmagic, witchcraft, and superstitions. Mayong is one of the destinations known for black magic, witchcraft, and superstitions. Many history of these unpleasant truths keeps the place for the probable prospect of dark Tourism. Certain former sites of punishment, torture, and death in different have now become popular tourist destinations, with many scholars referring to this trends “Dark Tourism”. This paper seeks to examine a place called Mayong where superstition continues to thrive, thereby destroying families and society at large. Furthermore, this paper aims to explore the potential of Dark Tourism to generate revenue and eradicate the influence of superstitions and witchcraft in these regions.

The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate the research process.

The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.

This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Das G, Bhattacharjee S & Kalita H @ terryjfernandez07@gmail.com

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ISSN 2455-670X

DIP: 18.02.040/20251002

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1002040

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Volume 10 Issue 2, April – June, 2025

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