Assamese Year 2027 – 2028
Apr 14, 2027 (Bohag Bihu) – Apr 13, 2028
Assam's festival calendar — opening with Bohag Bihu (Apr 14, the Assamese New Year), and shaped by the year's three Bihus: Bohag (joy), Kati (austere), and Magh (harvest feast).33 festivals across the 12 Assamese solar months (Bohag → Sot). Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya is the year's tantric peak.
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Festivals
12
Assamese Months
2027
Greg start
2028
Greg end
Bohag
বহাগApr 14 – May 14· AriesThe Assamese year opens with Bohag Bihu — 7 days of dance, husori, pithas, and Goru Bihu (cattle blessing).
Bohag Bihu
বহাগ বিহু
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
The birth of Lord Rama.
Pohela Boishakh
পহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Hanuman Jayanti
हनुमान जयंती
The birth of Hanuman, devotee-warrior of Rama.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Jeth
জেঠMay 15 – Jun 14· TaurusHot pre-monsoon. Buddha Purnima and Vat Savitri fall here.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Vat Savitri
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
गंगा दशहरा
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Ahar
আহাৰJun 15 – Jul 14· GeminiAmbubachi Mela at Kamakhya Temple — the goddess's annual menstruation festival, India's most sacred Tantric pilgrimage.
Xaon
শাওণJul 15 – Aug 14· CancerMonsoon. Shravan Mondays for Shiva. Rath Yatra at Bardowa.
Bhada
ভাদAug 15 – Sep 14· LeoJanmashtami, Tithi Shradh begins. The Krishna-Vaishnav heritage of Assam (Sankaradeva tradition) is strong this month.
Raksha Bandhan
रक्षा बंधन
The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.
Krishna Janmashtami
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
Ahin
আহিনSep 15 – Oct 14· VirgoDurga Puja — Assam's second-biggest celebration after Bihu. Assamese-Bengali shared festival.
Pitru Paksha
पितृ पक्ष
A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.
Sharad Navratri
शरद नवरात्रि
Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.
Dussehra
दशहरा / विजयादशमी
Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.
Sharad Purnima
शरद पूर्णिमा
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.
Kati
কাতিOct 15 – Nov 14· LibraKati Bihu — the austere Bihu. Akash banti lamps in paddy fields. Followed by Diwali in late Kati.
Kati Bihu
কাতি বিহু
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Dhanteras
धनतेरस
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.
Naraka Chaturdashi
The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.
Bhai Dooj
The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Aghon
অঘোণNov 15 – Dec 14· ScorpioKartik Purnima and the Sankaradeva-tradition naam-prasanga (kirtan gatherings).
Magh
মাঘJan 14 – Feb 12· CapricornMagh Bihu — Bhogali Bihu. Uruka feast night, Meji bonfire at dawn, and 7 days of pithas + games.
Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.
Magh Bihu
মাঘ বিহু
Assam's harvest festival — Uruka feast, Meji bonfire, and 7 days of feasting.
Vasant Panchami
वसंत पंचमी
The first day of spring + Saraswati Puja.
Phagun
ফাগুনFeb 13 – Mar 13· AquariusMaha Shivaratri at Sivasagar and every Shiva temple. Doul Utsav (Holi) at Barpeta is unique.
Maha Shivaratri
महा शिवरात्रि
The "great night of Shiva" — vigil through all four praharas.
Holika Dahan
होलिका दहन
The bonfire on the eve of Holi — burning of the demoness Holika.
Holi
होली
The festival of colours — last festival of the Hindu year.