Vasant Panchami on Thursday, January 26, 2023

The festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Devi Saraswati and devotees worship her on this day.  



In Punjab and other adjoining regions it is celebrated as ‘Basant Festival of Kites’. It is celebrated on the first day of spring and falls on the fifth day of the month of Magha.  It also heralds the start of Holi preparations, which take place 40 days following the feast. Maa Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning, music, and the arts is honoured throughout the festival. 

Basant Panchami is a unique Hindu festival that is celebrated with different names in different regions. It is observed as ‘Sufi Basant’ in Sufi shrines, in Punjab and other adjoining regions it is celebrated as ‘Basant Festival of Kites’, in Gurudwara it is observed as ‘Sikh Festival’, in the state of Bihar, it is celebrated as ‘Harvest Festival’ and the birth anniversary of ‘Deo-Sun God’.  In these regions, Vasant Panchami is celebrated with different rituals and traditions. 

People worship Goddess Saraswati to get enlighten with knowledge and to get rid of lethargy, sluggishness and ignorance. This ritual of initiating education to children is known as Akshar-Abhyasam or Vidya-Arambham/Praasana which is one of the famous rituals of Vasant Panchami. Schools and colleges arrange pujas in the morning to seek blessing of the Goddess. 

On the day of Basant Panchami, people dress up in yellow clothes. Yellow is a color that signifies vibrancy of life and vividness of nature. Young girls particularly adorn bright yellow dresses and participate in the festivities. Yellow is also known to be the color of love, prosperity and purity. 

The devotees get up early and begin preparations for worshipping Goddess Saraswati. The idols of Saraswati are beautifully adorned and devotees offer prayers with full devotion. 

On this day yellow colored flowers are offered to Goddess Saraswati and special bhog of ‘Kesar Halwa’ made from flour, nuts, sugar and cardamom powder is prepared.  This preparation also includes saffron strands giving it mild fragrance and vibrant yellow color. Havan and other puja rituals are performed on this day. 

After the puja, the Prasad is distributed among all the students and devotees.


E-TOUCH OFFERS YELLOW FLOWERS ON BEHALF OF EVERY ONE OF US WITH PRAYERS TO BLESS WITH SUBLIME KNOWLEDGE, WONDERFUL PEACEFUL LIFE AND LONG HEALTHY LIFE. 

OM,  MAA SARASVATHI DEVIYE NAMAHA.

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