List of Festivals

Festivals / Tithis (Death/Birth) Time of Observation (As per Assamese Calendar) Time of Observation (as per Gregorian Calendar ) No of days of Festival/ritual
Bohag Bihu (Bohagor Damhi) Sangkranti of Chot month (domahi) to 6th Bohag (+/−) 15 April Seven Days
Beer Naam 7th day of Bohag (+/-) 21 April One Day
Birth ceremony of Sri Sri Madhab Deva Krishna pratipad (The first day of dark half of moon) in Jeth Last week of May Two Days
Birth Ceremony of Mathuradas Burha Ata Shukla Akadashi (11thdays of Bright half of moon) in Jeth Last week of May Two Days
Death ceremony (Tithi) of Keshab Charan Ata Krishna Soturthi (4thdays of Dark half of moon) in Aahar 3rd week of June Two Days
Disappearance ceremony (Tithi) of Srimanta Sakar Dev- Sankardeva Kirtan Mahotsav Shukla Dwitiya (2nd days of bright half of moon) of Bhadra Last week of August or 2nd week of September Seven Days
Disappearance ceremony (Tithi) of Sri Sri Madhab Dev – Madhavdeva Kirtan Mahotsav Krishna Panchami (5thdays of dark half of moon) of Bhadra Last week of August or 2nd week of September Ten Days
Birth ceremony of Srikrishna (Srikrishna Janmastami) Krishna Aastami 8thdays of dark half of moon) of Bhadra Last week of August or 1st week of September Two Days
Death ceremony of Padma Badala Ata Shukla Akadashi (11thdays of bright half of moon) of Bhadra 3rd week of August Two Days
Birth ceremony of Srimanta Sankar Dev Shukla Dashami (10thdays of bright half of moon) in Ashwin End of September or middle of October Two Days
Death ceremony of Mathuradas Burha Ata – Burha Ata Kirtan Mahotsav Krishna Chaturthi (4thdays dark half of moon) in Ashwin. Last week of September Five Days
Death ceremony (Tithi) of Burha Baloram Ata Shukla Traiodosi (13thdays of Bright half of moon) of Kaati 3rd week of October One Day
Death ceremony (Tithi) of Narayandas Thakur Ata Krishana Panchami (5thdays of dark half of Puh. 3rd or 4th week of December Two Days
Magh Bihu (Maghor Damhi) From Sangkrani of puh Month to 4th days of Magh Middle of January (14th or 15th) Five Days
Death ceremony (Tithi)  of Sri Sriram Ata Full moon of Magh or Phagun Feb of March One Day
Death ceremony (Tithi)  of Barbishnu Ata  Shukla Dwetia (2nd days of bright half of moon) of Phagun 1st week of March One day
Deul  or Fakuwa or Suweri or Holi or Doul Mahotsab As per the position of the stars, this festival is observed during full moon period either in Phagun of Chot. It may be 1st week or 3rd week or last week of March Three/ Four/ Five Days depends on moon cycle
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