Bohag Bihu

Goru Bihu — Cattle Bathing & Care

Cattle as Go-mata (no specific deity puja) 90 minEasy
6 steps0 mantrasFull puja ~90 min

When

Goru Bihu — the last day of the Assamese month Chot

Duration

90 min

Deity

Cattle as Go-mata (no specific deity puja)

Bohag (Rongali) Bihu opens the Assamese new year and the sowing season. On its first day the family honours its cattle — the partners of the plough and the source of milk — by bathing them, rubbing them with black gram and turmeric, feeding them vegetables and giving them new ropes.