Magh Bihu 2027
माघ बिहूFriday 15 January 2027 · in 76 days
Magh Bihu, also called Bhogali Bihu, is the harvest feast of Assam. On the night of Uruka, communities cook and eat together, and at dawn the meji bonfire is lit with prayers and thanks for the year's crop.
Pujas for Magh Bihu, in order
Other mantras for the day
- ॐ हीं घृणिः सूर्य आदित्यः श्रीं om hreem ghrinih surya adityah shreem
Magh Bihu 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Friday 15 January 2027
- Sun enters the sign
- 8:41 PM (14 January)
- Sunrise
- 7:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:45 PM
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Other years
Magh Bihu 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Wednesday 14 January 2026
- Sun enters the sign
- 2:38 PM
- Sunrise
- 7:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:45 PM
How to observe
- Build the bhelaghar and meji with friends and neighbours in the days before.
- Prepare pitha, laru and jolpan for the feast and for guests.
- Share a community feast on the night of Uruka.
- Bathe early on Bihu morning, light the meji and offer prayers to Agni.
- Spend the day visiting family and sharing jolpan and sweets.
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About Magh Bihu
Assam keeps three Bihus through the year, and Magh Bihu is the Bihu of plenty. It comes when the paddy has been harvested and the granaries are full, at the start of the Assamese month of Magh, around the time the rest of India keeps Makar Sankranti. Its other name, Bhogali Bihu, comes from bhog, meaning feasting and enjoyment, and the festival is very much about food, sharing and the warmth of fire in the cold season.
Preparations begin days ahead. In the fields or by the riverside, young people build a bhelaghar, a temporary hut of bamboo, thatch and hay, and a tall meji, a tower of wood, bamboo and hay. Women make pitha of many kinds, such as til pitha with sesame and jaggery and ghila pitha, and laru of coconut and sesame. The household lays in jolpan for the days of the festival: chira, muri, curd, jaggery and cream.
The eve, the last day of the month of Puh, is Uruka. Families and friends cook a big feast, often by the bhelaghar, with fish, meat, rice and vegetables, and eat together late into the night around the fire. Early next morning, after a bath, people gather to light the meji. Prayers are offered to Agni, the fire god, pitha and betel nut are offered into the flames, and many take home a little of the half-burnt wood or ash, a custom said to carry the fire's blessing to the fields and orchards. The day goes on with jolpan for breakfast, visits to family and friends, and traditional games in many villages.
A practical note: Magh Bihu follows the solar calendar. Uruka falls on the last day of Puh, and Bihu itself on the first day of Magh, the day the Sun enters Makara. Customs vary from village to village, and in towns many families light a smaller meji in their own courtyard.