Season’s yield,
Granaries filled,
Mid-January,
Festival ‘Bhogali’.
‘Uruka’ evening,
Enjoyment and feasting,
Building the ‘Bhelaghar’,
Pranks with the neighbour.
The morning after,
Obeisance to the God of fire,
Burning the tall ‘Meji’,
Made of bamboo and paddy.
‘Sunga pitha’, ‘kaath aloo’,
Customary delights of ‘Magh Bihu’,
With friends and families,
Flavours of Assamese delicacies.
[Published in ‘Poetreecreations’ on 8 September 2013]
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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A festival of food and sport, Bhogali Bihu an important Assamese event, it gives a beautiful insight on cultures of Assam. an inspiring verse. Lovely.