'Bihu' performance with 11,304 dancers, drummers enters Guinness World Records

With 11,304 dancers and drummers performing 'Bihu' dance and playing 'dhol' in a single venue, Assam engraved its name in the Guinness World Records.

This is the largest recital of the folk dance form, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

In the presence of an adjudicator from the Guinness World Records headquarters in London, the performers presented their show and achieved the global feat for 'Bihu' dance and 'dhol'.


"We have made world records for both Bihu dance as well as Bihu dhols with 11,304 dancers and drummers. It is the largest Bihu dance and Bihu dhol performance in a single venue," Sarma said at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.

The Guinness certificates will be handed over in his presence, the official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also flew into Guwahati on a day-long trip on the first day of the state's spring festival 'Rongali Bihu'.

He was received at the airport by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, before departing for the first programme of the day at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati at Changsari in Kamrup (Rural) district.

He dedicated Rs 1,123 crore medical facility, the first AIIMS in the North East, to the nation and will also virtually inaugurate three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.

GI for Gamosa
Assam CM also received a Geographical Indication registration certificate for 'Gamosa'(Assamese scarf) from Controller General of Patent, Designs and Trademarks and Registrar of GI Registry Unnat P Pandit.

Gamosa is a symbol of the culture and identity of Assam. It received the GI tag from the central government in December 2022.

A GI is tagged to primarily agricultural, natural or manufactured products, handicrafts and industrial goods originating from a definite geographical territory.

A 'gamosa' literally means a towel and is commonly used in Assamese households for day-to-day affairs.

With inputs from PTI