Kaziranga Elephant Festival-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

The Kaziranga Elephant Festival is a yearly elephant festival held in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam for the conservation and protection of Asiatic elephant. The festival is jointly organised by the Forest Department and Tourism Department of Assam with an objective to highlight and find ways to resolve the increasing man-elephant conflict. Hundreds of domestic Asiatic elephants, decorated from head to toe, participate in the program. They take part in parade, races, football and dance earning praises from the spectators.

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Ali Ai Ligang-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

Ali-Aye-Ligang (Assamese: আলি-আঃয়ে-লৃগাং) is a spring festival associated with agriculture, specially with the beginning of the Ahu paddy cultivation. It is celebrated by the Mishing or Mishing ethnic community of Assam, India. The festival marks onset of sowing seeds. The name of the festival is made up of three terms, 'Ali', legumes, 'Aye', fruit and 'Ligang', to sow.

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The Spring Festival of Kamrup Bhatheli-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

This agricultural festival is performed in the month of ‘Bohag'. On the festival day, the children take an early morning bath and cut two bamboos, cleaning and washing them properly. They decorate the bamboo with colourful clothes. The taller bamboo is considered to be the bridegroom and the shorter one the bride. These bamboos are then planted near the ‘Bhatheli-ghar' (the hut with a roof of banana leaves). The people keep things like ‘prasad', fruits or sweets to fulfill their wishes within this hut. This festival is said to usher in unity, happiness, co-operation and fraternity among the people of different religions and castes.

Some of the other folk festivals of Assam are the ‘Suwari', the ‘Mo-Ho-Ho', the ‘Chou' and the ‘Palnaam'.

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Me-Dum-Me-Phi-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

This is one of the most important festivals of the Ahom community of Assam. This festival is dedicated to the ancestors. It is an ancestor worship festival where the people show respect to the departed ancestors to remember their contributions. The word Me means offerings, Dam means ancestors and Phi means God. As such, the festival is a remembrance to the ancestors and dead as well as sacrifices to the Gods. The people worship remembering their ancestors and seeking their blessings. Offerings like home made wine, rice with items of meat and fish are offered as a ritual. Jonbeel Mela

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Doul Festival of Barpeta-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

Doul festival is a famous festival in India. Apart from the rest of the country it is also a colourfully celebrated by the people of Assam, specially it is the tremendous occasion for the people of Barpeta.During the “doul utsava” the hearts of Barpetians are overwhelmed with festivity and joy. It is a festival of colour and happiness. Doul festival is a great source of happiness among the people of Barpeta. During this festival the people of Barpeta forget their sorrows and agonies and celebrate this festival with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm. Doul utsava is also called ‘holi’ or ‘rang’.In the month of “phagun” and “Chot” the spring comes, the world is filled with the green leaves of the trees, the flowers bloom, birds used to sin sweet songs, the gentle wind blows with fragrance and everything of this world changed into a different one. And it this sweet moment when Doul Utsava of Barpeta celebrated.

Holigeets of Barpeta are remarkably popular which enthralls the heart of every Assamese. These holigeets are the exquisite compositions in praise of Lord Krishna. People from different places visit Barpeta Xatra with a view to see this doul utsava.

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Rasa Puja-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

This is the festival of the Vaishnavites that celebrates the life of Lord Krishna. Various episodes from the life of Krishna are displayed by clay figures that are very popular. The characters are also played by the people, in the form of the ‘Rasa Bhaona' or ‘Rasa Lila'.  This Puja is considered to have tremendous socio-cultural significance in Lower Assam

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Dol Yatra-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

Holi, is a spring religious festival celebrated by Hindus. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States, Mauritius, and Fiji. In West Bengal and Orissa of India it is known as Dolyatra (Doul Jatra) . The most celebrated Holi is that of the Braj region, in locations connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana. These places have become tourist destinations during the festive season of Holi, which lasts here up to sixteen days. The main day, Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana in Sanskrit, also Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other. Bonfires are lit on the eve of the festival, also known as Holika Dahan (burning of Holika) or Chhoti Holi (little Holi). The bonfires are lit in memory of the miraculous escape that young Prahlad accomplished when Demoness Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu, carried him into the fire. Holika was burnt but Prahlad, a staunch devotee of god Vishnu, escaped without any injuries due to his unshakable devotion. Holika Dahan is referred to as Kama Dahanam in South India.

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Biswakarma Puja-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

Biswakarma is the supreme god of architecture. And this puja is performed to pay homage to Biswakarma – the god of Construction. It is celebrated on 17th September every year. Artisians, carpenters, industrialists, mechanics, smiths, industrial workers, factory workers and all other kinds of workers pray God Biswakarma  

to protect the business life and trade.

The name of Biswakarma is mentioned in Rig Veda. The divine god of architecture is believed to compose the Sthapatya Veda, the famous science book of architecture and mechanics.

The celebration mainly took place in the industrial area and factories. A new idol of the god placed on the industry or factory and special puja is performed on that day. A festive look is seen all over the area. In some places the organizers arranged the cultural shows in the evening also.

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Ambubachi Mela-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

The Ambubachi Mela (Pron: ˈæmbʊˌbɑ:ʧɪ /ˌæmbʊˈbɑ:ʧɪ ˈmeɪlə / mi:lə is the most important mela celebrated in the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This yearly mela is celebrated during the monsoon season that happens to fall during the Assamese month Ahaar, around the middle of June, when the Brahmaputra river is in spate. It is the celebration of the yearly menstruation course of goddess Kamakhya. It is believed that the presiding goddess of the temple, Devi Kamakhya, the Mother Shakti, goes through her annual cycle of menstruation during this time stretch. It is also believed that during the monsoon rains the creative and nurturing power of the 'menses' of Mother Earth becomes accessible to devotees at this site during the mela. There is no idol of the presiding deity but she is worshipped in the form of a yoni-like stone instead over which a natural spring flows.

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Tea Festival-Assam-www.vishvabhraman.com

The Tea Festival of Jorhat in Assam is celebrated in various parts of the state. The Tea Festival in Jorhat is all about tea, music and gaiety. The Tea Festival in Jorhat brings about a world of festivity with a warm and traditional cordial reception. The Jorhat Tea Festival offers an excellent package of fun and excitement. The celebrations of the Festival of Tea in Jorhat include visit to the tea gardens, playing golf, safaris into the jungles, tasting delicious food items, shopping and cultural entertainment. The adventure sports on offer include angling and rafting in turbulent rivers. The Tea Festival of Jorhat in Assam is a pleasant blend of a business trip and a pleasure trip. Along with the beauty and cultural diversity of Assam, tourists can also meet the warm hearted people of Assam.

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