Chang Ghar or house on stilts :

Majuli in Upper Assam is more than just ‘the world’s largest river island.’ It is the hub of a unique sect of Hinduism thriving in Assam for centuries. The Mising tribe of Majuli, Assam, like many others in the region builds their houses on stilts. This was done as protection against the annual flooding of the Brahmaputra and also to protect their granary from the moisture in the soil.
When in Majuli, you can opt to stay in a guesthouse run by the Hindu monastery called Xatras or choose to stay in a unique lodge at the edge of the Mising village. The lodge is a joint venture by Danny, a local Mising boy, Jim Chauvin and Maka Korbaa, two young architects from France who fell in love with the island and decided to make it their second home.
The lodge is modeled

on the Chang Ghar, the traditional Mising hut built on stilts but with certain modifications to ensure that it is more permanent than the traditional huts. It is called La Maison de Ananda (a combination of French and Assamese for House of Joy).
You can reach your rooms by climbing a short but steep log with steps carved on it. A lovely sit-out verandah that looks out to the rice fields lets you lounge all day if you’d like. If you venture out for a walk, you’ll see villagers engaged in weaving, tending to livestock, mending boats, or going out to the fields. Located close by are the Sattras, or monasteries where you might find Hindu monks, experts in the classical dance called Sattriya nrittya, practising. If they feel generous enough, they might even show you a few steps on request.
An added attraction is that you share food with the Mising family next door where you are welcome to sit in the kitchen as the ladies go about preparing the fusion cuisine of Assamese and Mishing food consisting of dry fish, pork, rice and fish in a light mustard sauce.

-Abakash Majuli