Kati Bihu, according to the author, can not be called a festival as such. How is kati Bihu is celebrated in Assam ?
Among the three Bihus observed in Assam, Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu has little public significance. Kati Bihu is observed on the first calender day of Assamese month 'Kati'. Farmers observed Kati Bihu inorder to protect their corp and offer pray to goddess laxmi for rich harvest. In the family yard a light is put at the foot of tulsi. And farmers plants a small bamboo in the field and lights an earthen lamp at its foot in their paddy fields and chant some mantras to protect the maturing paddy from pests. Some person light the akash banti hanging from a tall bamboo.
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