Majuli Festival Assam

TYPE:

Cultural

DURATION:

To be Announced

LOCATION:

Majuli, Assam

The northeas te rn sta te of Assam in India is famous for

Ma juli, the la rgest river island in the world. The island of
Ma juli is positione d in the middle of river Brahmaputra and
is the abode to the pla ce of Vaishna vite culture in Ma juli.
The tota l a rea of Majuli has be en diminis hing gradua lly due
to s trong e rosion of the river Bra hma putra. The Majuli
Fes tival provides lot of opportunities to fi t onese lf into the
festival. During the Ma juli Fes tiva l in Assa m, special e ve nts
like cultura l programs and exhibitions a re orga nize d.
History of Majuli Festival
The Assa m Ma juli Fes tiva l is he ld on the bank of river Luit,
the loca tion of which has an immeas urably beautiful and
pic tures que milie u. The rive r Luit is jus t 1.5 kilome te rs from
the s ub-divisiona l headquarte r of Majuli Island, Garamur.
The Festival of Ma juli in Majuli in Assam conducts many
c ultural programs with the cultural troupes of Majuli as well
as troupe s from the re st of the country. In the exhibition,
Assa mese products a re on displa y, which a re spe cia lly
prepared a nd des igne d by a rtis tes tha t draw atte ntion to
the traditiona l grande ur of Ma juli. The organizers also
a rra nge for a food fes tiva l in the Majuli Fes tival in Assa m,
whe re Assa mese and tribal dishes are als o ma de obta inable .
Sem inars a re als o orga nize d to have a dis cussion on
diff e re nt topics .

Re ac hing the Majuli Fes tiva l of Ma juli in Assa m, one ca n

obs erve the gathe ring and a djustme nt of all ethnic groups
of pe ople under the same sky, but at the same time the
groups are keeping on the ir re spective traditiona l and
indiv idua l cultura l entities . This is a very re markable event.
The is land of Majuli has an environment of a bird sanctuary
which attracts nonextant species of various migra nt birds.

Majuli Festival Dates

The Assa m Ma juli Fes tiva l is pres uma bly held during the
winte r season, in the month of N ovembe r. This arrange me nt
is made ke eping in mind the clima te conditions and the
road communicating fa cilitie s in Majuli.