Endless stretch of
paddy fields. The pleasant sound of Dheki all around…. the distant beats of the
Dhol and the miraculous smell of Smoke from every kitchen with the aroma of Til
pitha, Tel pitha, Loskora….Aah! What a mesmerizing atmosphere was that just in
the eve of the Bhugali bihu….
We all kids used to
be so excited to build the Bhelaghar (straw hut) and Meji (woodlogs for morning
bonfire to worship Sun)…..Pick the straw with little hands to help our uncles
in putting up the Bhelaghar, gather wood logs for bonfire. All boys would
accumulate to do a deep discussion from where to steal chicken, duck or wood logs
or dry sticks…..Some would be busy in fishing to catch the best fishes for the
Bhuj (feast)…
All ladies would be
busy in making all arrangement for the evening…..They had to prepare the pitha
(Assamese sweets) and jolpaan for the next day too….
With the motion of
the sun, the movement of the hands and feet of all villagers used to be faster,
so as our excitement…. Bonfire would be lit as soon as the sun would dive down
in the distant horizon….. And an informal cultural evening would start with the
dusk when darkness and cold breeze would start engulfing, frosty dew drops
start falling ….some would sing lukogeet (folksong)…some would sing Aadhunik
geet (modern song)….some would help the singers to keep the beat with tabla,
some would help in twirling the songs into enthralling ones, resonating the Tukari
(a musical instrument made of bottle gourd) ....Some would dance with the
rhythm around the bonfire…..
You will get to hear
some echoing Uki (Some shouts in happiness) from distance….which would come
rolling over the air….which are the signs of celebration, happiness……
Now, may be most of
the forests, paddy fields are replaced with the buildings and flats, but can
the spirit of celebrating Magha Bihu be taken away by modernity totally…?
Here are the answers, few Bhelaghar of this and recent years.. :
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| Courtesy: Dikshita Amit Gupta |
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| Courtesy: Dikshita Amit Gupta |
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| Courtesy : Dhiraj Bhuyan |
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| Courtesy: helloguwahati.com |
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| Courtesy: Telegraph |
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| Courtesy : onlinesivasagar.com |
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| Courtesy : Dhiraj Bhuyan |
So, HAPPY BHUGALI BIHU to everyone!!! :)
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