Bhogali Bihu

Pongal is Tamil Nadu’s four-day harvest festival, honoring Surya (the Sun God) and cattle for a bountiful harvest. Celebrated with Pongal dish, kolam decorations, Jallikattu (bull-taming), and feasts, it marks prosperity, gratitude, and new beginnings.

Rongali Bihu, or Bohag Bihu, is the Assamese New Year and harvest festival, celebrated in April with Bihu dance, folk music, feasting, and community gatherings. It marks the arrival of spring and is Assam’s most joyous festival.

Bihu is the principal cultural festival of Assam, celebrated three times a year to mark different agricultural and seasonal cycles—Rongali Bihu in April, Kongali Bihu in October, and Bhogali Bihu in January. Each marks a unique stage in farming and is deeply rooted in Assamese traditions of community, dance, and feasting.

Kongali Bihu, also known as Kati Bihu, is a more solemn Assamese festival held in October, marked by prayers for a good harvest and lighting of earthen lamps in fields, tulsi plants, and granaries.

Makar Sankranti is a Hindu harvest and sun festival that marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign Capricorn (Makara Rashi), celebrated with kite-flying, bonfires, feasts, and cultural traditions across India.

Lohri is a popular winter harvest festival celebrated in Punjab and parts of North India, marking the end of winter and the arrival of longer days.

Poush Sankranti is a Bengali harvest festival marking the end of the Poush month, celebrated with traditional sweets made from rice, jaggery, and sesame.

Maghi is a Sikh and Hindu festival observed the day after Lohri, commemorating the sacrifice of the Forty Liberated Ones (Chali Mukte) and marking the beginning of the month of Magh.