Assamese Year 2026 – 2027
Apr 14, 2026 (Bohag Bihu) – Apr 13, 2027
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).31 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
2026
Greg start
2027
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.
Pohela Boishakh
পহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year — Halkhata, sweets, and the start of Bangabda.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Jeth
জেঠMay 15 – Jun 14· TaurusHot pre-monsoon. Buddha Purnima and Vat Savitri fall here.
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.
Ahin
আহিনSep 15 – Oct 14· VirgoDurga Puja — Assam's second-biggest celebration after Bihu. Assamese-Bengali shared festival.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Aghon
অঘোণNov 15 – Dec 14· ScorpioKartik Purnima and the Sankaradeva-tradition naam-prasanga (kirtan gatherings).
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Vivah Panchami
विवाह पंचमी
The marriage anniversary of Rama and Sita.
Geeta Jayanti
गीता जयंती
The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
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.
Sot
চ'তMar 14 – Apr 13· PiscesThe closing Assamese month. Holi / Doul, then preparations for the next Bohag Bihu.