7,000 Women in Assam’s Barpeta Perform ‘Thiyanam’ in Bid for Record Recognition

On August 25, around 7,000 women in Assam’s Barpeta district performed ‘Thiyanam’, a Vaishnavite devotional recital, at Howly to mark the eve of the ‘tirobhav tithi’ (death anniversary) of Srimanta Sankardeva. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded the event on X, calling it a powerful reflection of Sankari-Sattriya culture. Participants came from across Assam, including Guwahati, Darrang, Udalguri, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Rowta, and Mazbat. Organised by the Howly Raas Celebration Committee, the mass recital aims to secure a place in record books, including the Assam Book of Records, as the largest ever performance of ‘Thiyanam’.