Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami, also celebrated as Saraswati Puja, was celebrated in various parts of the Nation on February 10.
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Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season - Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day" (or Panchmi of Shukla Paksha in Magh Maas).
The day is also celebrated as Saraswati Puja and the Hindu goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Saraswati, is worshipped on this day.
Regions: Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami is more popular in Bengal, Odisha and North Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
How Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja Is Celebrated?
On this day, the Hindus visit temples and pray to Goddess Saraswati. Several schools begin their session on Saraswati Puja day.
Men, women and children dress up in the vibrant yellow colour as mustard fields in northern parts of India blooms during this season.
Yellow flowers are offered to Goddess Saraswati and the festive yellow dishes like sweet saffron rice, kesari sheera, boondi ke ladoo, rajbhog and khichdi are prepared in homes.
People also fly kites, distribute sweets, offer prayers in temples and music events are also held to celebrate this day.
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