5 Harvest Festivals of India: Quick Facts

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Collage of Indian harvest festivals: women dance around a bonfire for Lohri, a man tackles a bull at Jallikattu, a farmer prays in a paddy field for Bihu, dancers in tiger body paint perform Pulikali, and a Sikh devotee lights candles for Baisakhi.

A large crowd of Sikh devotees wearing colorful head coverings bows in prayer inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, during the Baisakhi Festival.

A Sikh woman in traditional attire lights candles along the edge of a pool at night, with the illuminated Golden Temple reflected in the water in Amritsar.

Artists in colorful traditional Punjabi attire perform the Bhangra folk dance in a wheat field, with drummers kneeling in front and dancers holding decorated scarves behind them.

Women in traditional Assamese attire perform the Bihu dance in a row, while a man in front plays a pepa, a buffalo horn, during the Rongali Bihu Festival in Guwahati, Assam.

A farmer stands in a green paddy field with hands folded in prayer beside a lit candle and incense, marking the Kati Bihu festival near Guwahati, India.

Large group of villagers standing in shallow water using traditional bamboo fishing nets during the Magh Bihu festival in Panbari village, Assam, India.

People in colorful traditional clothing kneel and sit around a tall, burning bamboo and straw structure called a Meji during Bhogali Bihu celebrations in Assam, India.

Punjabi dancers in colorful traditional attire perform near a large bonfire, with a drummer playing dhol, during Lohri celebrations at Great India Place Mall in Noida, India.

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