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BIHU:ORIGIN ,TRANSITION AND MODERNITY  By Arup Saikia

India is land of festival. Culturally regional nationalism is main uniting thread of socially, politically diverse country like India. Bihu is national festival of entire Indian state of Assam. 

                    Nobody knows when or how bihu was created ,but it is invariably confluence of three major cultures of Austro-Asiatic,Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman.Later many immigrants from India and abroad including Muslims imbibe the Assamese culture and subscribe to flourish Bihu syncretizing with their own cultural elements and finally attained today's form.There is three different types of Bihu-Kati,Magh and Bohag celebrated in three agricultural period of life.

BIHU WORD:Deori people called Bihu as BISU(excessive joy). With historical evidence Bihu was carried by Deori, Chutiya and Kachari people from late twelve century in Sadiya based Chutiya Kingdom.But other Bodo kachari tribes like Tiwa,Rava,Mikir,Dimasa celebrate Bihu as Busu,Pisu,Busy Dima or Dumsi etc.But Bodo has uniquely address Bihu as Baisagu.Later simplified and partially sanskritised name popularly became Bihu.

RELIGIOUS ORIGIN OF BIHU: Bihu has been celebrated by various tribes of Bodo-kachari origin since ancient times. But as  stated above mediaeval Bihu is started from Sadiya Kingdom led by Chutiya.Copperplate inscription was found in Lakhimpur district (Erstwhile part of chutiya empire). Where, clearly mentioned,king Lakshminarayan on 1401AD granted land to Brahmins on auspicious occasion of Bihu.

                                  Bihu performance started from first week of Assamese month CHOT to last intervening night until start of month BOHAG.On the floors of THAAN(temples) dedicated to KECHAI-KHATI,DIKKARAVASINI or KOLIMOTI.Youngsters danced throughout night until last intervening night of CHOT.Being performed in night, this is called Rati(night) bihu. Very vigorous dancing postures of dancers believed to be attributes of Goddess.This is considered as indication of Goddess (Kolimoti)descended from heaven. Urukuwa or uruka start after perceived arrival of Goddess Kolimoti or Kechai-khati on earth in the end of month chot.Urukuwa or uruka is Sadiya-Kachari term means to end.

                           Next day of Uruka is Goru(cattle)bihu.On night of Goru bihu young people again danced in temples sacrificing animals to Deity.Then young people in folk visited village households to perform bihu which is called HUSORI.The tradition of starting HUSORI from temples by Sadiya-Kachari and other Tibet-Burma people gradually replaced by NAMGHAR(Assamese prayer house)for Arayan influence.Human sacrifices were also done on altar of Sadiya.But on occasion of Bihu it's clearly not known.

THEME OF BIHU:

Bohag or Rongali bihu is originally dance-centric natural platform for youngsters to express love and joy. First lyrics of bihu were called 'Bonoriya Geet 'i.e wild song of young hearts longing for lovers. 'Bonoriya Geet'(wild song)or bihu rooted its origin in paddy fields, jungle while grazing cattle far away from human settlements- suitable place to express suppressed longing and craving through these songs. Therefore songs have erotic undertone. 

BIHU AND BHAKTI MOVEMENT:

During bhakti (devotion)or neo vaishnavite movement from 15th century onwards under Assamese polymath,social reformer Saint Sankerdeva and teachings of his newly created religion EK SARAN(Motto-one supreme soul in universe)more energetically synthesized Assamese society breaking strict age old boundaries of caste or class system.

Although there was no direct influence on bihu for social renaissance-Sankerdeva has initiated by preaching his revolutionary religion (EK SARAN or devotional movement).But way and outlook of bihu perfomance had been changed dramatically. Some spiritually refined words and name of some hindu Gods taken in HUSORI(one kind of male bihu).Praying and blessing in the name of hindu Gods in Husori is effect of Bhakti movement. 

ROYAL RECOGNITION OF BIHU :

During heyday of Ahom dynasty on 1696 Ahom monarch Rudra Singha patronized bihu for the first time by inviting or permitting to perform in courtyard of Ranghar (house of joy).Immediately once considered a low key festival celebrated by few in riverbank or cultivation field,became widespread festival embraced by all people traversing different ethnic groups, caste and communities. Consequently  a new form of Assamese cultural nationalism had emerged.Songs are changed  from erotic or sensuous to panergyric type i.e-song sung praising king and his deeds. 

PARTICIPATION OF FEMALE:

Exact date isn't known when male and female allowed to dance together, which once considered social taboo.It's probably after royal recognition under Ahom monarchy,both sexes were started to participate together in bihu. 

BIHU UNDER BRITISH RULE:As a result of treaty of yandaboo(1826)signed between British and Burma, British entered and began to rule Assam. Before advent of British,Assam was politically ruled by two administration-one by Ahom dynasty in almost upper Assam upto Nowgong and lower Assam from Nowgong onwards by koch  kingdom .British virtually unified Assam and cultural exchange began between two prior disbanded state.Eventually popularity of bihu spread to lower Asssm also and incarnated as festival of whole Assam. 

               However in nineteenth century some new english educated Assamese intelligentsia like Haliram Dhekial Phukan, Anandaram Dhekial  Phukan, Gunabhiram Baruah, Kamalakanta Bhattacharya demoralized Bihu as dance of vulgar and barbarian. But by grace of cultural maestro Jyoti prasad Agarwala, literateur Lakshminath Bezbaruah, Poet Raghunat Choudhury, social worker Radha Govinda Baruah, Bihu had been widely promoted.

TYPES OF BOHAG BIHU:The most popular unique show of Bohag bihu is dance ,variably associated with different kind of bihu.

(I)HUSORI=Performed on courtyard of villagers started in 1896 in the courtyard of Ranghar (house of joy).Previously male only troupe, but now females also participate. 

(II)MUKOLI BIHU =Performed in open space, boys and girls mingling together. 

(III)JENG BIHU/RATI BIHU=Traditionally it is  direct counterpart of men only HUSORI. Performed by women  folk only.In JENG bihu no musical instrument is used.RATI Bihu is supposed to celebrate  at night away from men's eye symbolizing women liberation. Repertoire is the same of JENG bihu.

(IV)GOS TOLOR BIHU=Bihu under a banyan or big tree.It is previous version of MUKOLI bihu.

(V)FAAT BIHU =Prevalent modern postures of Bihu dance imitated from Faat bihu.Celebrated in Mohguli Chapori near Charikoriya river of Dhakuwakhana. It is one of the oldest Bihu of Assam.Faat means trading place or torn out. It's believed that traders from different places assembled there for bihu celebration.Moreover sections of people dispersed from Sadiya for Ahom-Chutiya conflict believed to be main motivational force behind this festival.For uncontrolled excitement and gaieties performers clothes were torn into strips and musical instruments were cracked. So this Bihu may be named as FAAT Bihu.

DIFFERENT DANCE AND ORCHESTRA 

(I)KHUPAT DHORA DANCE =Female bihu dancers dance swaying to orchestra of Dhol(drum),Tal(cymbals) Hutuli(made from mud),flute, Toka and Gogona(both are made of bamboo).This dance posture is to place dancers' hands at the nape of their neck. 

(II)TAKURI GHURA NACH=Dancing very speedily and pirouetting at the same place,dancers partially became invisible. 

(III)POKHILA URADI NACH=Dancing like butterfly. Hands move like wings of a butterfly. 

DIFFERENT FOOTSTEPS IN DANCE :

(I)MOKORA BULONI=Dancers move their feet like a spider.

(II)PORUA BULONI=The feet motion of a dancer is like an ant,goes in row to particular direction.

PRESENT BIHU =Bihu survives since time immemorial through many socio-cultural upheavals changing its form as time demands. Starting from farmland ,Bihu reached digital world via stage, will remain alive as long as Assamese live.

ABOUT WRITER:Arup Saikia is an alumnus of Delhi University. He is noted cultural activist, actor, scriptwriter and poet-authored two poetry books namely SILPI SATTA and SABDA.As director ,actor and translator he has performed BHAONA in English language for the first time from Assam in India and abroad.

email id-arupsaikia07@gmail.com phone -+919954050690

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Mutuals reblog this and lemme know some of the popular pre-Hindu/non-Hindu deities in your local mythologies. I'll go first!

Assamese mythology

Bordoisikhla/Bordoisila: A spirit storm goddess. She's also the goddess of nature, rain and wind. The term is derived from the Bodo (and other Tibeto-Burman languages) where 'bor' = 'wind', 'doi' = 'water' and 'sikhla' = 'girl'. The Bordoisila wind marks the beginning of the spring season, and the Assamese month of Bohag. In Bengali and Odia this wind is usually known as Kalboishakhi.

Kecaikhati: Flesh-eating tribal goddess of the people of Mayong. She's the daughter of Bura-Buri/Gira-Girasi, the Primordial Parents who later got sanskritised to Shiva and Shakti (literal meaning- 'the Old Ones') and the younger sister of Pisadema. Initially, she offered human flesh to her parents for introducing sin into the world, but eventually the priests (called the Deori, and hence forms the Deori community) started sacrificing humans to her instead.

Luit-Dehing: A powerful and benevolent river goddess associated with the Brahmaputra River, popular among the people who live near the banks.

The entire Bathou pantheon (religion of the Bodo people)

The entire Ahom pantheon (religion of the Ahoms)

Non-Hindu deities who are now assimilated into Hinduism:

Kamakhya: Originally a tribal goddess.

Manasha: Originally another tribal goddess, primarily popular amongst the Rabha people.

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