Delhi celebrates Bihu with traditional gaiety
By Indo Asian News Service
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) It was merriment time for the Assamese community in the capital who swayed to the reverberating tunes of eclectic musical instruments and Bihu New Year songs at a celebration here.
Far from home but not far away from the homeland spirit, a large crowd thronged the celebrations organised by the Delhi-based Assam Association in the Laxmibai Nagar area Friday evening.
The affluence in nature in the Assam valley during this time of the year is rightly reflected in the spirit of Rongali Bihu, celebrated in the first Assamese month of Bohag.
At the celebrations, Assamese from neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida apart from Delhi poured in.
'The gathering is really overwhelming. I am happy the younger generation are glued to their roots despite staying outside the state,' Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, the chief guest at the function, told IANS.
The crowd went into raptures when a group of youngsters presented husori, or Bihu carols, accompanied by musical instruments like dhol (drum), taal (brass cymbal) and mohor xingor pepa (buffalo horn pipe).
Bihu dance by a bevy of girls using japi - the traditional Assamese sun-hat - and popular regional numbers by renowned Assamese singer Dolly Das and her daughter swept the audience off their feet.
'This is an amazing period for us Assamese. It is simply enjoyment right now and nothing else,' said Mrinal Sarmah, a professional who hails from Guwahati and is employed with a pharmaceuticals firm here.
The finale came with 'mukoli Bihu' when every one danced together once again celebrating the New Year spirit.
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