Set in motion your extended Bihu weekend with the sound of pepa and dhol! Cheer some of the best performers in the region. It’s Bihu time. Let The Telegraph be your guide to some of the Bihutolis to ...

Bihu expert Ambika Khanikar, who has been giving Bihu dance training to the youths since 1994 in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, told TOI, “One can hear the beats of dhol and tunes of pepa in ...

Shops are adorned with traditional items like food, Gamosas, Bihu clothes, dhools, pepa, and Assamese Japis.. Rongali Bihu, also known as Bohag Bihu, is celebrated across Assam in the second week ...

In Dibrugarh’s Moran district, the first-ever Bihu ‘Husori troupe’ is stealing the limelight as this is for the first time a group of young girls will be playing the dhol, pepa, gagana, taal ...

The open-air Bihu celebrations at Judges Field — organised by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) — is one of the most popular functions in the capital and sets the tone for festivities in the days ...

The Bihu dance is accompanied by rhythmic music played on traditional instruments like dhol (drum), pepa (hornpipe), and gogona (mouth organ). The dancers create a vibrant and energetic atmosphere.

Dhol – A drum that sets the beats for Bihu dance performances. Pepa – A wind instrument made from buffalo horn, producing a distinct, vibrant sound.

The celebration of Rongali Bihu is marked by energetic Bihu dances and the singing of Bihu geet (folk songs) using traditional instruments like the dhol, pepa, and gogona.

The Assam Association is all set to organise the second Mumbai edition of the Rongali Bihu festival and is leaving no stone unturned to make sure the celebrations are as authentic as they would be ...

We play pepa, gagana, dhol and japi. Also, we perform special ‘Kahi dance’,” said Sangita Saud, one of the participants. ‘Husori’ is an indispensable part of Rongali Bihu and it is sung ...