As January 15th arrives, a festive hush will settle over Assam. Smoke rises from blazing Meji fires, and the aroma of freshly made pithas drifts through the air. Also known as Bhogali Bihu, this is ...

Thursday may play spoilsport for uruka festivities as having non-vegetarian food on a day goddess Lakshmi is worshipped is a strict no-no in many households that otherwise feast on meat and fish ...

New Delhi: Magh Bihu 2026, also known as Bhogali Bihu, heralds the Assamese harvest festival with exuberant celebrations in Assam and the Northeast from 14 to 15 January. Families light bonfires ...

Magh Bihu, Assam’s harvest festival, is celebrated with meji bonfires, rituals and community feasts marking gratitude towards nature and the harvest. Image Source : Freepik New Delhi: Bihu is one of ...

Assam is all set to celebrate Magh Bihu, the winter harvest festival, with grand feasts and traditional rituals. This year marks the first Bihu without popular singer Zubeen Garg. Homes are bustling ...

Magh Bihu, one of Assam's most important festivals, is a time when people celebrate the end of the harvesting season. It happens in the month of Magh, which falls between January and February. Also ...

“On uruka, sitting inside a bhelaghar, we will begin the community feast with green tea, chat with friends and click many selfies,” Somyadeep Mitra, another member, added. Magh or Bhogali Bihu is the ...