On August 22, 2009 the Assamese community in Houston held Sri Sri Xonkordev’s Tithi which happened to coincide with the Great Saint’s actual Tithi. The Assamese Houstonians had celebrated this Tithi sporadically in the past, but this year, there was unanimous agreement to re-establish the tradition of celebrating the Mohapurix’s Tithi every year
with the objective of involving our younger generation in carrying on their cultural heritage.

Ajanta and Rajen Barua graciously opened up their home for the event where families from Dallas and Austin also joined in. Altogether there were more than 75 people including children and adults. The ceremony started with Naam Proxongo followed by Proxad Bitoron and a brief cultural event which was initiated with discussions on Sri Sri Xonkordev’s life and works by 7th grader Arijit Bhuyan (son of Debajit and Pallabita Bhuyan), followed by contributions from Rajen Barua, Rabin Mahanta, and Ashok Baruah. Reema Das and Riju Choudhury rendered melodious borgeets, and the grand finale was a demonstration of Xotriya dance by Dil Deka and Jeena Mahanta with descriptions of the “Mudras” by Dil Deka.
Another highlight of the evening was the scintillating performance by the sibling duo - Meera Das 6, and Prahlaad Das 9 (Susan & Sanjit Das’ children), who rendered a couple of Axomiya geets with perfect pronunciation. The food consisted of the typical Axomiya fare, such as sira-doi, gur, luci, alu-kobi bhaji, ghugni, and ambal. Rajen Barua and
Ajanta were kind enough to compile a leaflet on Sri Xonkordev which was distributed to all.