Plate F · BIHUBohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)बोहाग बिहू (रंगाली बिहू)
URN · bohag-bihu
Festivals · 7 days
Provisionalबोहाग बिहू (रंगाली बिहू)
Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu)
Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu — Assam New Year)
ISynopsis
The most joyous of the three Bihus — Rongali means joyous in Assamese. Celebrated for 7 days at Mesha Sankranti (April 14-15) as the Assamese New Year. Cattle are bathed, given turmeric and gourd, and worshipped on Goru Bihu (Day 1). Manuh Bihu (Day 2) is for people — elders are gifted gamosas (towels). Bihu dance (fast-paced, with dhol and pepa horn) is performed in community gatherings called Bihu.
Provenance ledger
9 entries
- RecurrenceSolar · ? · day ? · pañcāṅga ruletextual
- Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
- Name (eng/Latn)Bohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu — Assam New Year)textual
- Name (hin/Deva)बोहाग बिहू (रंगाली बिहू)textual
- Name (tam/Taml)போஹாக் பிஹுtextual
- Name (tel/Telu)బొహాగ్ బిహుtextual
- Name (kan/Knda)ಬೋಹಾಗ್ ಬಿಹುtextual
- Name (mal/Mlym)ബൊഹാഗ് ബിഹുtextual
- Observed at60 templescommunity attested
IIIObserved at
60 attested- Temple 1825dfb5deity-festival association
- Temple 42ce9303deity-festival association
- Temple 3d275709deity-festival association
- Temple 9653dc52deity-festival association
- Temple 38fe2ededeity-festival association
- Temple 48f92a23deity-festival association
- Temple 5e30860ddeity-festival association
- Temple 831e447fdeity-festival association
- Temple 136463f7deity-festival association
- Temple 1de9e542deity-festival association
- Temple 741d5fc7deity-festival association
- Temple aefd5502deity-festival association
- And 48 more temples in the register.
IVNames across registers
- eng / LatnBohag Bihu (Rongali Bihu — Assam New Year)The most joyous of the three Bihus — Rongali means joyous in Assamese. Celebrated for 7 days at Mesha Sankranti (April 14-15) as the Assamese New Year. Cattle are bathed, given turmeric and gourd, and worshipped on Goru Bihu (Day 1). Manuh Bihu (Day 2) is for people — elders are gifted gamosas (towels). Bihu dance (fast-paced, with dhol and pepa horn) is performed in community gatherings called Bihu.
- hin / Devaबोहाग बिहू (रंगाली बिहू)असम का वसंत एवं नव वर्ष उत्सव। ढोल, पीपा और बाँसुरी की धुन पर पारंपरिक बिहू नृत्य।
- tam / Tamlபோஹாக் பிஹு
- tel / Teluబొహాగ్ బిహు
- kan / Kndaಬೋಹಾಗ್ ಬಿಹು
- mal / Mlymബൊഹാഗ് ബിഹു
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URN · bohag-bihu