A festival of the Mishing community of Assam is celebrated on the second Wednesday of February every year. Dances are performed and offerings are made to deities.
Ambubashi Mela
The most important festival of Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati is held annually during mid-June. ‘Tantric Rites’ are performed during this period. The temple doors remain closed for three days and are opened only after the goddess is bathed. The Ambubashi mela is held at the temple and devotees are allowed to enter for worship only after the aforesaid three days.
Bagurumba
is a dance performed by the Bodo community of Assam. It is part of the Bihu festivities in the month of April.
Bihu
The main festival of the Assamese, Bihu is a dance performed by young boys and girls. The festival falls in the month of April and is celebrated for the whole month.
Dehing Patkai festival
Usually falls on the 16th-19th January and is held at Lekhapani. Named after the Patkai range and the Dehing River, it is a mixture of ethnic fare, golfing, heritage tea tours, sport, wildlife excursions and trips to important historical spots.
Majuli Festival
is celebrated from the 21st -24th November.Round the clock events are organized ranging from different cultural programmes by different cultural troupes of Assam to exhibiting of various Assamese items. A food festival is also organized during this period.
Rajini Gabra& Harni Gabra
The Dimasas of Assam celebrate this festival. It is an annual festival related to the cultivation and harvesting of crops during the month of April and November.
Rongali Utsav
Celebrated in April, different communities, tribes and sub-tribes inhabiting the Brahmaputra welcome the onset of the agricultural season.The Rongali Utsav is a spring festival and is celebrated annually at Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Guwahati
Ronker and Chomankan
The two most important festivals of the Karbis- are Ronker, which is celebrated during April, making it a spring festival. Chomankan is a festival dedicated to the dead. There is no particular time for this festival.
Tusa Puja
Jumur Nach, a tea tribes dance is performed by both boys and girls or sometimes just the girls alone. This dance is performed during the spring festival in April or the Tusa Puja in October.
