Magh Bihu

Magh Bihu 2022: Here are some wishes, greetings and messages to share on this festive occasion

The harvest festival is also celebrated as Pongal in the southern states and Makar Sankranti in the rest of the country.

Happy Magh Bihu 2022: Check date, significance and how the day is celebrated

While Assam will be celebrating Magh Bihu, Makar Sankranti celebrations will take place in several ways across the country

Magh Bihu 2021 to be celebrated on 15 January: Significance of festival that marks end of harvesting season in Assam

On the festival, people erect makeshift huts called Meji from bamboo, leaves and thatch, and food for the feast is prepared in the huts

India welcomes the festive season as states celebrate Makar Sankranti, Bihu, Pongal and Lohri

Over a million pilgrims from across India and abroad took a holy dip in the river Ganges at the annual Ganga Sagar Fair on Makar Sankranti

Jallikattu protests inspire Assamese to seek revoke of ban on Bulbuli fights marring Bihu fun

Seeing the momentum that protests against the ban on jallikattu have built up in Tamil Nadu, people from Assam are now demanding that the Supreme Court lifts the ban on nightingale fights that take place in the northeastern state during the harvest festival Magh Bihu also known as Bhogali Bihu.

Irate mob protest banning of animal fights in Assam

On 12 January, the Assam government had directed the deputy commissioners of all districts and the Commissioner of Police Guwahati to prohibit animal races and fights in Assam in compliance with the 7 May last Supreme Court order.