Bhatheli (Assamese: ভঠেলি), also known as Paowra Tola, is a Hindu festival mainly celebrated in North Kamrup, Assam.
[2] Where in the Bajali area of north Kamrup a bamboo is kept against a Banyan tree called "Madan Mohan Gosain",[a] a name of Krishna.
[3] Banikanta Kakati draws attention towards similarity between Bhatheli and ancient Indradhwaja festival.
The procedures for the festival as described in the Kalika Purana approximate the preparations to be made for the celebrations of Bhatheli of the present days.
[6] The others, who are termed brides, then surround the bamboo in a circle, and a mock marriage ceremony is performed.