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Bihu dancers, Diwali, 2008

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Bihu dancers, Diwali, 2008

Indian folk dance varies from one state to another. Shown here are dancers performing the Bihu dance, from the north-eastern state of Assam, at Auckland’s Diwali festival of lights in 2008.

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Megan Cook, Cultural dance – Asian and other cultural dance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/44745/bihu-dancers-diwali-2008 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 27 March 2014.