State : Assam, in the north east of India.
Time : (The Spring Festival) 28th - 30th April.
Venue : Guwahati in
Assam, India.
at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
The Festival
As the month of April knocks the door of Assam, people (numerous tribes and
sub-tribes) of Assam starts preparing for their one of the most entertaining
festival - Rongali Utsav. Rongali Utsav of Assam is commemorated by numerous
communities, tribes and sub-tribes inhabiting the banks of the mighty
Brahmaputra. This is the time, when the tribes and sub-tribes of Assam come
together to welcome the onset of the agricultural season, a celebration of
the vibrant springtime fertility ceremony.
The Rongali Utsav (festival) Offers You
The festival is being organised by the Department of Tourism in
collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Srimanta
Sankardev Kalakshetra. Rongali Utsav is an excellent platform for showcasing
the different ethnic cultures of the State before a wider audience.
At this point of time the rich, unique and diverse cultural heritage of
Assam is exhibited to the outside world.
Assam has enough materials for attracting tourists to the world over. The
programmes of the Rongali Festival of Assam includes a husori which was
followed by a mukoli bihu, and songs and dances of different ethnic tribes.
Another attraction of the Rongali Utsav is the Ahar mela where one
can have a taste of various delicacies from different parts of the country.
There are programmes featuring folk songs and dances and some ethnic songs
and dances. The cultural function also presents variety of cultural items
including modern songs.
Journey to the Rongali Utsav in
Guwahati, Assam
Airport : Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
of Guwahati is well
connected by air with New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. Indian Air
Lines, Sahara And Jet Airways operate regular flights to
Guwahati. The other towns to
which these airways operate flights are Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, North
Lakhimpur and Silchar. Air India operates direct flight between Guwahati and
Bangkok on Mondays and Thursdays.
Railhead : The busy and overcrowded Paltan Bazar railway
station is the nearest railhead for many trains from every part of India.
There are direct train services from New Delhi and Kolkata with connectivity
to Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram etc.
Road Transport : All India tourist permit vehicles are
available for the local transportations and also for the inter city
transportations too. Guwahati
is connected by regular bus services with
Shillong, Silchar, Dibrugarh,
Jorhat, Tezpur, Siliguri,
Sibsagar, Dimapur,
Kohima,
Imphal,
Aizawal,
Itanagar,
Barpetta Road and Cooch Bihar.
Staying in Guwahati
Guwahati offers several
private hotels ranging from luxury to budget-friendly ones. Fish is a major
delicacy in Assam and one can savour mouthwatering curries in and around
Paltan Bazar at cheap rates. There are excellent accommodation facilities in
and around Guwahati in
Assam.
