Hundreds of dancers and drummers entered the Guinness World Record book for the largest Bihu dance and performance in India's Assam. Bihu is a traditional dance form performed during the spring festival of Rongali Bihu.

11,304 artists joined the event at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on April 13. The performance included the use of traditional instruments such as the "dhol", "pepa", "gogona" and "toka".

The maxi dance took place in the presence of an adjudicator from the Guinness World Record headquarters in London.

The cost of entering the Guinness Book of World Records was covered by the Assam government's culture department.

"On Friday 11,000 dancers and musicians will perform Bihu in front of the Prime Minister", chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the ceremony which includes the delivery of the Guinness World Record certificate.

Bihu dancers and drummers in northeastern India's Assam entered the Guinness World Record books as the traditional dance form made its presence felt in the global stage.

This happened at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on April 13.

Visuals showed the Bihu dancers and drummers performing at the venue. According to a report, 11,304 dancers and drummers performed the Bihu dance and played the 'dhol' at the venue. These talented artists have been rehearsing for this moment for weeks and now, have their names etched into history. The performance saw them create two world records-largest Bihu dance performance and largest performance by folk musicians which included the use of traditional instruments like ‘dhol’, ‘pepa’, ‘gogona’ and ‘toka’.

The performance took place in the presence of an adjudicator of the Guinness World Record headquarters in London. The cost of having Bihu enter the Guinness Book of World Records was borne by the culture department of the Assam government.

"Today we have been able to create two world records. Like today, on Friday also 11,000 dancers and musicians will perform Bihu in front of the Prime Minister and start our journey of conquering the world stage,” chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The last record of the largest gathering for Bihu dancers was 500.

The certificates of this record will be handed out in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bihu is a traditional dance form that is performed in Assam during the Rongali Bihu, which is the spring festival that leads to the start of the Assamese new year.