Bihu: Quick Facts

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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.

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