Assam's green festival ‘Tree Bihu’ celebrated in Dhubri with cultural fervour

Residents of Dhoraghat, in Assam's Dhubri observed  “Tree Bihu”, a unique green festival that merges ecological awareness with cultural reverence.
 

The annual event sees participants coming together in traditional attire, each holding a sapling in their hands, wearing a Bihuan—a traditional Assamese handwoven cloth symbolizing respect—and singing Bihu songs, specially dedicated to trees.
 

In a particularly symbolic moment, the gathering honoured a 500-year-old wounded tree, under which the memory of Srimanta Sankardeva Bijri is kept alive. 
 

The ancient tree, a silent witness to centuries of history, was draped with a Bihuan and gently served with incense and oil lamps, blending the spiritual with the environmental in a poignant tribute.
 

“We celebrate Tree Bihu not just as a ritual, but as a movement,” said a Kalpataru representative. “Our goal is to instill a deep respect for trees in the younger generation and highlight their importance in our lives and traditions.”
 

As the community sang and planted trees in unison, the message was clear—conserving nature isn’t just a duty, it’s a celebration. Held every year on the 18th of April, Tree Bihu in Dhubri marks under the stewardship of Kalpataru, a prominent nature organization devoted to the conservation of the environment.