GUWAHATI, Jan 14: People across Assam are celebrating Bhogali or Magh Bihu, the harvest festival of the State, with much fanfare and enthusiasm.
After the Uruka feast on Monday night, people lit ‘meji’s — the traditional bonfire made with wood and stray, this morning.
Besides thanking the almighty for a bountiful harvest, people prayed for peace and well-being of their families and loved ones.
Community breakfasts with Bihu delicacies like laru-pitha, doi-sira were organized as people visited friends, relatives and near and dear ones.
Traditional games and sports are also being organized at various places with people taking part in them.
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Meanwhile President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and several other political leaders wished the people on the occasion of Bhogali Bihu.
