Assam celebrated the annual harvest festival Magh Bihu with great traditional fervour on Tuesday as people burnt traditional Meji (bonfire) in the morning.
India is celebrating the festival of Lohri with immense joy and traditional fervour. The harvest festival, which marks the end of the winter season and the beginning of longer days, is being celebrated across states with bonfires, music, dance, and delicious traditional foods.
In the celebration which involves the newlyweds, mothers with newborns, and other family members, the inclusion of dance songs is a compulsory requirement to amp up the festive joy on this day. Dancing while circling the bonfire with your friends and family becomes a memorable experience
In the Bhaderwah area, visitors could be seen joyfully playing in the snow, building snowmen, and soaking in the winter charm. To keep warm, they gathered around bonfires, sipping hot tea.
A cold wave has engulfed several cities in Uttar Pradesh, including Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Kanpur, with temperatures dropping to as low as 8-9°C. People are gathering around bonfires to stay warm as winter intensifies.
A resident in Ujjain district said, "The cold wave has increased in the city for the last two days and we are taking the support of a bonfire to protect ourselves from the cold. The winter season is intensifying day by day."
Cold weather conditions continued to prevail in the national capital on Sunday morning. People at different places around the city huddled around bonfires to keep themselves warm.
Visuals from the Chandani Chowk area show a group of daily wage workers light a bonfire and sit around the fireplace as the embers from the blaze keep them warm from the chilly winds.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal burnt traditional Meji (bonfire) as the people of Assam celebrate the annual harvest festival Magh Bihu with great fervour on Monday.