Brahmaputra Beach Festival



Detailed Information about Brahmaputra Beach Festival & Its Importance


The so called the Brahmaputra beach festival is one of the most exciting festival of Assam. The main function of this festival is held in the former capital city of Guwahati every year during the month of January. It is an open-air scintillant festival held on the shores of the ravine beaches of the mighty Brahmaputra Rivers. This festival is celebrated with the aim and object to promote the indigenous culture, tribe and tradition of Assam. It is also supported by the government of Assam and various other culture and rural development committee to popularise the traditional sports and crafts of the state.

The festival of Brahmaputra also coincides with the Magh Bihu the harvest festival Assam which adds more joy and vivid in celebration when celebrated together. The festival brings out variety of traditional sports and other culture activities which had been keep aloof and unrecognised by many. Exciting games and sports like Beach cricket, beach volleyballs, water rafting, canoeing and kayaking are also conducted in various sites which attracts not only the locals and the neighbouring states alone but has also drawn quite a good number of tourist from different parts of the country and even tourist from outside.

The festival of Brahmaputra is also a festival of culture exposer because during this time of celebration different tribes of Assam brings out variety of traditional dances and other folk items during the host of the cultural program. The festival thus gives chance for every enthusiast to learn more about the culture of Assam and the diverse traditional practices of different tribes that are prevailing here in Assam and its nearby neighbouring states. Besides these you can also plunge into the fantastic traditional games and laugh to the heart's content. Among the games the most amusing and exciting games that are commonly taken up along with the modern games where elephant race, Cock fight and egg breaking. Among them to particular according to my opinion and I should say according to the feedback of those who have eye witness this celebration the most interesting and fantastic game was the elephant race. The elephant race you wouldn't believe but speaking about the excitement and entertainment no wonder there is no match to this game. This game is indeed a mood swinging game. The incredible herbs of elephant that are trained for this race I can say outstands the locals even and it's a great pleasure and exciting to see them competing themselves. And the cock fight is putting down the opponent is also one of the most influential game among the locals and is indeed wonderful to see.

Brahmaputra festival is a festival of hope, excitement, education and knowledge which invites everyone to come, participate, take pleasure, enjoy and learn something from it.