Baukhungri festival kicks off in Kokrajhar
The fourth Baukhungri festival has been began from Tuesday with two-day various programme scheduled at Harinaguri,10km east of Kokrajhar town along the Baukhungri Hill in Kokrajhar district.
The Bodos traditionally celebrate the festival as Baukhungri Hajw Gakhwnai (climbing of Baukhungri Hill) on the last day of Choitra month(April 13).
The festival gathers its attraction and availling of different enjoyment, apart from adventure sports like paragliding, indigenous games like khomlainai (Bodo wrestling) and cock-fighting and traditional cuisine from all over the region.
BTC deputy chief Kampa Borgoyary,who is also in-charge of Tourism department inaugurated the festival in the presence of huge visitors and publics on the first day, was organised by Tourism department,BTC on the eve of Bwisagu Bwtwr(Assamese new year).
Borgoyary said that the Baukhungri festival is a national festival of Bodoland region,especially on the eve of Bwisagu where peoples from all walks of life participates with great enthusiastic moment.
‘The Baukhungri,itself have a historical based on its beautiful scene sustaining with natural look.The festival has been organising every year by BTC Tourism department to explore the tourism as well event step among the society. Tourist come from various parts of the state as well country,besides neighboring Bhutan during the festival and enjoyed festivity moment in Bodoland’, Borgoyary said.
A multi-community cultural demonstration was also organised on the day to mark the celebration of the festival. BTC executive members Rajib Brahma,Doneswar Goyary,BTC Principal Secretary Robinson Mushahary,social Rashmi Borgoyary among others were prominent attendees on the first day of the festival.
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