Festivals in Assam

Holi () is a major Hindu festival of colours, love, and spring. It celebrates the love between the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated in ancient Indian subcontinent and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world.

Hindu festival in Indian subcontinent

Annual commemoration in India on account of birth of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna

New Year festival of the Bengali people (mid April)

Bihu () is an important cultural festival unique to the Indian state of Assam and is of three types – 'Rongali' or 'Bohag Bihu' observed in April, 'Kongali' or 'Kati Bihu' observed in October or November, and 'Bhogali' or 'Magh Bihu' observed in January. The festivals present an admixture of Tibeto-Burman, Austroasiatic and Indo-Aryan traditions entwined so intricately that it is impossible to separate them—festivals which are uniquely Assamese are ones to which all communities of Assam had contributed elements. The Rongali Bihu is the most important of the three, celebrating spring festival.

thumb|Krishna and [[Radha dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan]] The Raslila (), also rendered the Rasalila or the Ras dance, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana and Gita Govinda, where Krishna dances with Radha and the gopis of Braj. Rasalila has also been a popular theme for other India classical dances including Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Manipuri Raas Leela, Kuchipudi, and Kathak.

festival celebrated in Assam

Indian Holi festival

thumb|350px|A Gamusa made from Assam silk|Pat silk with intricate designs.

Classical Meitei holy, ritualistic, sacred theatrical dance & music festival

Indian tribal festival

annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam

Traditional Harvest Festival of Assamese People

Gaan-Ngai is a festival of the Rongmei of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland states in North Eastern India. Gaan-Ngai is a festival of light, celebrating the victory of light over evil and the commemoration of the coming of light or fire. It is a post harvest festival celebrated to thank the God Tingkao Ragwang for a good harvest season and heralds the beginning of a new year. The festival is celebrated for five days with various rituals, prayers and festivities such as music, dance and feast accompanying the same.

Indian indigenous tribe festival

200-year-old drama festival held in Assam

Porag (pronounced Po:rag) is a five-day long post-harvest festival observed by the Misings of Assam. Drummers and dancers belonging to a village are invited to perform in the neighboring village. It is a festival of songs and dances.

religious festival of the Bodo-Kacharies of Assam, India

traditional event of the Sonowal Kacharis

an open-air festival held in Guwahati

theatre festival in Guwahati, Assam

Bwisagu is one of the most popular seasonal festivals of the Bodos of Assam. This Bwisagu festival is observed at the beginning of the first month of the Boro year, around mid-April.

recurring event