Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu)
Assam's feasting-by-the-fire harvest
Significance
The second of Assam's three Bihus, marking the end of the harvest season. Also known as 'the festival of food' — an Assamese rite of communal plenty.
The harvest Bihu. Villagers build bamboo-thatch huts called Meji and Bhelaghar on riverbanks, spend the night feasting and singing, and at dawn burn the Meji as offering — sticky rice cakes toasted on the embers.
First-time visitor
Stay in a Majuli Island homestay — uruka night by the Brahmaputra is unforgettable, Meji burning at dawn ends the trip.
What to see
- Uruka night — all-night feast at the Bhelaghar
- Meji burning at dawn
- Til pitha — sesame-filled rice cakes toasted on embers
- Buffalo fighting and pot-breaking contests
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Travel tips
- 1Brahmaputra-side villages have the biggest Meji structures
- 2Jan 14 is 'Uruka' night feast, Jan 15 morning is Meji burning
- 3Combine with a Kaziranga safari stopover
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About Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu)
Magh Bihu (Bhogali Bihu) 2027 is scheduled for 14–15 Jan 2027. That's 265 days from today.
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