Guwahati, April 13: On the occasion of Rongali Bihu, symbolising the beginning of the Assamese new year, Assam is attempting to set a Guinness World Record with a unique Bihu celebration. Over 11,000 folk dancers and drummers are set to perform at the Bihu dance at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday.

According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the aim is to “organise the largest Bihu dance performance at a single venue and make it to the Guinness Book of World Records in the folk-dance category”.

“The performance itself will just be around 15 minutes long. But the logistics involved are massive, beginning with the selection of the artistes,” further added Sarma.

According to officials, 70 percent of the performers would be women and 30 percent men, which would include singers and traditional instrument players, such as dhol, taal, gogona, toka, pepa and xutuli.

The performers are drawn from across the state, varying from as many as 1,400 from Dibrugarh to just 20 from South Salmara.

The most crucial part of the process was choreographing a routine that 11,140 dancers from different parts of the state could perform in synchrony.

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