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Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu

Assam Tourism and India’s Ministry of Tourism describe Kati Bihu/Kangali Bihu as one of Assam’s three Bihu festivals, marked by lamps and prayers for a good harvest.

Date / ruleAhin–Kati Sankranti, usually mid-October; Gregorian date varies
ScopeAssam agricultural and cultural festival
VerificationGovernment Tourism Current
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu?

Assam Tourism and India’s Ministry of Tourism describe Kati Bihu/Kangali Bihu as one of Assam’s three Bihu festivals, marked by lamps and prayers for a good harvest.

Date and recurrence

Ahin–Kati Sankranti, usually mid-October; Gregorian date varies

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Assam agricultural and cultural festival. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Kati Bihu

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Assam Tourism — Bihu Festival / Kati BihuGovernment Tourism
  2. India Ministry of Tourism — Kati Bihu / Kangali BihuGovernment Tourism
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu?

Ahin–Kati Sankranti, usually mid-October; Gregorian date varies The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: Ahin–Kati Sankranti, usually mid-October; Gregorian date varies.

Does Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Assam agricultural and cultural festival. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu?

The stored designation basis is: Assam Tourism and India’s Ministry of Tourism describe Kati Bihu/Kangali Bihu as one of Assam’s three Bihu festivals, marked by lamps and prayers for a good harvest.. Supporting provenance includes Assam Tourism — Bihu Festival / Kati Bihu. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Kati Bihu / Kangali Bihu international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Assam agricultural and cultural festival. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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