Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a letter greeting the people of Assam, calling Magh Bihu an occasion of joy, warmth and brotherhood.
- His message, shared in Assamese and English, emphasized contentment and gratitude and wished peace, good health, happiness, prosperity and success.
- Magh Bihu 2026 is observed with Uruka on January 14 and the main festival on January 15, as noted by calendar sources such as Drik Panchang.
- Communities build Meji and Bhelaghar on Uruka, share bhog with delicacies like sunga pitha, til pitha and coconut laddus, then burn the Meji at dawn and scatter ashes on fields.
- Festivities also include Bihu dance and local rites such as Tekeli Bhonga, buffalo fights and prayers to ancestral deities.