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Pohela Boishakh to Vishu: Parts of India ring in traditional New Year | In pics

This year's auspicious Bengali New Year celebration is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, according to Drik Panchang. On Monday, April 14, at 3:30 am, the Sankranti moment will occur. In pic: Members of Bengali Kalyan Samiti take part in Prabhat feri ahead of Bengali New Year. 
Published on Apr 15, 2025 01:09 pm IST

Bohag Bihu: Assam gears up for Rongali Bihu celebrations

Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, is the most important cultural festival of Assam, marking the beginning of the Assamese New Year and the arrival of spring. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy across the state. The festival signifies the onset of the agricultural season and is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour. This year, Rongali Bihu will be observed from April 14 to April 20. 
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 12:28 pm IST

PM Modi holds roadshow in Guwahati, inaugarates northeast's first AIIMS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a mega roadshow in Guwahati in Assam and witnessed a mega Bihu dance on the occasion of Bohag Bihu. He also inaugurated northeast's first All India Institute of of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), built at a cost of 1,123 crore. 
Published on Apr 14, 2023 08:04 pm IST

Baisakhi 2023: People take holy dip in Ganges on the occasion

Devotees paid a visit to Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar and took a holy dip in the 'Sarovar.'  
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 04:23 pm IST

Bohag Bihu 2023: 11,000 folk artists rehearses for Guinness World Record

Listing down the several programs scheduled for PM Modi's visit CM Sarma said, "PM Modi will launch several programs from AIIMS Guwahati. One hospital will be built on the IIT Guwahati premises. PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of an institute and will attend the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebration of Gauhati High Court at Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati." 
Published on Apr 12, 2023 01:03 pm IST

Rongali Bihu 2023: Here's how Assamese New Year is celebrated in Assam

Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu or Xaat Bihu, is celebrated in mid-April (April 14-15) to mark the beginning of the Assamese New Year and also to welcome the spring season. It also celebrates the commencement of the harvesting season. Here's how the people of Assam celebrate the seven-day-long festival: 
Published on Apr 10, 2023 07:34 pm IST

Baisakhi: Devotees take holy dip and offer prayers at Golden Temple

Baisakhi or Vaisakhi is one of the major festivals of Sikhs. It marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year and commemorates the formation of the Khalsa Panth of warriors under the 10th Guru of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. On the occasion, devotees on Thursday took a holy dip and offered prayers at the Golden Temple.
Published on Apr 14, 2022 10:38 am IST

Shruti Haasan looks breathtaking in Assam silk saree for Rongali Bihu event

Shruti Haasan, known for her music and unique fashion sense, went all traditional and donned a black pat silk saree as she visits Guwahati, Assam with her beau Santanu Hazarika for Rongali Bihu.
Updated on Apr 12, 2022 09:52 am IST