The people in Dibrugarh have a nice blend of traditional and modern lifestyles. It is a multi-cultural place with Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi-speaking people. The indigenous Assamese people here are from the Ahom, Chutia, and Muttock tribes and have cultural influences from South-East Asian countries.
Most Assamese are Vaishnava Hindus who do not worship idols but recite kirtans or chants for prayer and worship. There are also people of Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic faiths living in Dibrugarh.
You can get various cuisines in the restaurants in the many malls like the Junction Mall on RKB Path. Authentic Assamese dishes are tasty and made with a variety of vegetables and meat. The popular Assamese dish Khar, a liquid made from burnt, dried, banana peels and then used to make a curry with meat, pulses, and papaya, is served with rice for lunch; Masor Tenga, tangy fish curry with spices, tomatoes, chilies, and lemon; A sweet and sour chutney made from Ou, a local apple, and jaggery; fish cooked in a hollowed bamboo stem.