A Garo tribal boy in traditional attire performs the Wangala dance during Rongali Bihu, a harvest festival, in Gauhati, India, Rongali Bihu marks the onset of the Assamese New Year and the coming of spring. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath) 
A woman weaves traditional Assamese gamacha – towel – ahead of Rongali Bihu celebrations in Nagaon of Assam. (IANS photo) 
Mising tribeswomen perform their folk dance as they celebrate Bhogali Bihu in Nagaon district of Assam. (IANS photo) 
Forward Bloc leaders Ashok Ghosh and Debabrata Biswas with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Surya Kant Mishra celebrate ‘Poila Baisakh’ in Kolkata (IANS photo) 
A man rolls Bengali calendars ahead of Bengali New year in Kolkata.(IANS photo) 
New account books arrive in Kolkata market ahead of Bengali New year in Kolkata. (IANS photo) 
Devotees sit in front of a picture of Ganesha, the elephant-headed hindu god as they surround a priest to perform rituals to mark Bengali New Year in Kolkata, India. People pray for the well-being and prosperity of their families on this day. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das) 
Spectators gather to watch a Hindu devotee, tied with a rope on a pole, hover around in circles during Shiva Gajan festival or Charak on the last day of Bengali calendar in Kolkata, India. Faithful Hindu devotees offer various such rituals each year in the hope of winning the favor of Hindu god Shiva and ensuring the fulfillment of their wishes. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das) 
A Hindu priest marks a trader’s account book with holy symbols on Bengali New Year day in Kolkata, India. Traders consider it auspicious to open their new account books on this day. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das) 
People dressed as Hindu gods walk in a procession during the Charak or the Shiva Gajan festival in Kolkata, India. During this festival, devotees offer various rituals each year hoping to get the blessings of Hindu god Shiva and ensuring the fulfillment of their wishes. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das) 
Devotees perform rituals and offer prayers at a temple of Hindu God Muruga on ‘Puthandu’ in Chennai, India. Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, is celebrated by Tamils living across the world. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar A.) 
Indian Sikhs wait to offer prayers at a Sikh temple on Baisakhi, in New Delhi, India. Baisakhi, the harvest festival celebrated in the Punjab region also coincides with other festivals celebrated on the first day of Indian calendar month Vaisakh. The festival has special significance for Sikhs since it marks the day in 1699, when their tenth Guru Gobind Singh organized the order of the Khalsa, a collective body of initiated Sikhs. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) 
Indian Sikhs prepare food for devotees at a Sikh temple on Baisakhi, in New Delhi, India. Baisakhi, the harvest festival celebrated in the Punjab region also coincides with other festivals celebrated on the first day of Indian calendar month Vaisakh. The festival has special significance for Sikhs since it marks the day in 1699, when their tenth Guru Gobind Singh organized the order of the Khalsa, a collective body of initiated Sikhs. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup)
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