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Bohag Bihu

Assamese, statewide · Assam

When: mid-April, around the Assamese new year
Who: Assamese, statewide
Where: Assam
Gateway: Guwahati or Jorhat

What it is

The festival

The great spring festival of Assam: seven days of dance, husori singing and community feasting that marks the Assamese new year and the sowing season.

Attending

How visitors fit in

Open everywhere: streets, namghars and college campuses run Bihu dances through the week. Guwahati and Jorhat stage the biggest public events.

Around it

Plan around Bohag Bihu

Assam in April → Assam travel guide →

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