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Kati Bihu

Assamese festival

Also known as: Kangali Bihu

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celebration in Assam

In Assam: Cultural life
The third Bihu festival, the Kati Bihu (in mid-October or November), is also called the Kangali Bihu (from kangali, meaning poor), because by this time of year the house of an ordinary family is without food grains, as the stock is usually consumed before the next harvest.
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