Basant panchami

Vasant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of Magh by the Hindu calendar. This year it falls on February 14. The festival is also known as ‘Sarasvati Puja’ and marks the beginning of Spring. Indians living in the subcontinent and all over the world jubilantly observe this holiday in different ways depending on the religious sect and region. Saraswati is the Goddess of arts, science, music, and knowledge in Hinduism. History of Vasant Panchami Vasant means ‘spring,’ and Panchami means ‘fifth’ in Hindu. The religious festival falls on the fifth day of the Hindu lunar month of Magha. It marks the beginning of the end of winter and the coming of spring. Celebrations of Vasant Panchami revolve around the Hindu Goddess Sarasvati — the goddess of all knowledge and intellect — ‘Sarasvati Puja.’ Different facets of crafts, skills, and learning are owed to her. Her persona is described in Hindu lore as wise and calm. Pakistanis refer to the holiday as ‘Basant Panchami.’ Depictions of Sarasvati vary, however, she is mostly depicted in pictures as wearing white clothing and sitting on a huge lotus flower or a peacock. Sarasvati has four hands, symbolizing wisdom, mind, alertness, and ego, respectively. Some variations show her carrying scriptures and the lotus flower in two of her hands while playing the ‘sitar’ instrument with the other two hands. Instead of sitting on a lotus, she rides on a white swan. Sarasvati stands for all things good and pure, and her throne, be it a lotus...

In Ban [ ] While the date of Basant Panchami is set by a traditional Hindu calendar, the date of the Basant kite festival in Lahore, Pakistan until 2007 was determined by the authorities, always on a Sunday and usually at the end of February or the beginning of March. In 2007, the festival was banned, primarily because of an increasing number of deaths and serious injuries. • Bullets and tracer bullets fired during celebratory gunfire • Dangerous types of kite strings, such as metal wire, or strings coated in ground glass or metal filings • Electrocutions caused by flying metal wire kites near power lines • Electrocutions caused by people touching power lines while trying to retrieve kites • Falls from rooftops related to flying or trying to retrieve kites Another reason cited for the ban was the cost to the electricity power transmission system related to • . Retrieved 17 February 2014. • Kaul, Suvir (2001). The Partitions of Memory: The Afterlife of the Division of India. Indiana University Press. p.195. 0-253-21566-8. • Mirepoix, Camille (1967). Now Pakistan. Grenich. p.142. • • Hasan, Masudul. Unique Women of the World: Being Unique Stories of the Sidelights of the Lives, Loves, and Mysteries of Famous Women of All Times, All the World Over • Desai, Nikita (9 June 2010). A Different Freedom: Kite Flying in Western India; Culture and Tradition. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p.37. 978-1-4438-2310-4. • • • Deep, Rajay (19 January 2010). . Retrieved 17 February 2014. • • ...

Also known as Vasant Panchami, Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami, the Hindu Basant Panchami 2023: Date, history, significance, puja timings, celebrations in India (Photo by Twitter/IAshishGBN) Date: This year Basant Panchami will be celebrated on January 26. History: The legends says that Kalidasa saddened by the abandonment from his wife planned to commit suicide by drowning himself in a river. He was about to do that when goddess Saraswati came out of the water and asked Kalidasa to take a bath in it. His life changed thereafter as he got blessed with wisdom and became a great poet. Another legend is based on the Hindu god of love Kama and according to mythology, Kamadeva once disrupted Lord Shiva's meditation when he was immersed in deep meditation after his wife Sati's demise. To awaken him from the meditation, seers approached Kama so that Shiva could reconnect with the world and notice Maa Parvati's efforts for him. Kama agreed and shot arrows, made of flowers and bees, at Shiva from his bow of sugarcane. An enraged Lord Shiva opened his third eye and burnt Kama to ashes. After Rati's (his wife) 40-day penance Shiva agreed to bring him back to life on the day of Basant Panchami. It is said he was later born as Pradumna, son of Lord Krishna. Significance: The colour yellow has a lot of significance on the day. People celebrate the day by wearing yellow outfits, worshipping goddess Saraswati and eating traditional dishes. The colour yellow symbolises knowledge and a...

Vasant Panchami or Basant Panchami is a prominent Hindu festival that is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Lunar Eclipse in the month of Magh (spring) as per the Hindu calendar. The day mostly falls in January or February. Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of learning and knowledge is honoured on Basant Panchami. Saraswati is the goddess of wisdom, learning, music, art, and science. This year, Basant Panchami will be celebrated on January 26. On this day, students worship the goddess Saraswati. Vasant Panchami is also known as Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami. • Place a photo or an idol of Goddess Saraswati on a wooden platform with a red/yellow cloth spread on it. • Keep the books of your children, a pen/pencil/slate at the Goddess’s feet. • Light a brass or an earthen lamp. (Use ghee/mustard oil or sesame oil). • Light a few incense sticks. • Invite Maa Saraswati with utmost devotion to accept your prayers and offerings. • Put a tika with Chandan and kumkum on the Goddess’s forehead. READ: Happy Lohri 2023: When will Lohri be celebrated this year, January 13 or 14? Check tithi, shubh muhurat Saraswati Puja Mantra: या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना। या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥ शुक्लां ब्रह्मविचार सार परमामाद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीं वीणा-पुस्तक-धारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्‌। हस्ते स्फटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थिताम्‌ वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवती...

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Basant Panchami: Rituals and historical significance Basant Panchami also known as Vasant Panchmai is observed on 5th February 2022. The festival marks the beginning of spring and the farewell of the cold breeze of the winters. It is celebrated forty days before Holi, according to the Hindu calendar. Basant Panchami, also known as Historical Significance of Basant Panchami The historians and the legends say that Kalidasa was very unhappy because of the abandonment of his wife and planned to take his life by drowning in the river water. While he was about to jump in the river goddess Saraswati came out of the river’s water and asked Kalidasa to take a bath in the river. After that moment he found peace in the world and got blessed with wisdom and became a famous poet thereafter. Image Source: patrika Another story is based on Hindu mythology. According to the mythology, Hindu lord Kamadeva once disturbed Lord Shiva while he was in deep meditation. Shiva was deeply engaged in meditation because of the demise of his wife Sati. To awaken him from the meditation seer approached Kamadeva so that he could see the efforts of Maa Parvati. He shot errors made of flowers and bees with the bow of sugarcane. Lord Shiva was immersed in meditation when the arrow hit him and burnt Kamadeva to ashes. Lord Shiva agreed to bring him back to life after 40 days of penance of his wife, and it was the day of Basant Panchami when he came back to life. It is said that he was later born as the son ...

Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day (Panchami Tithi) of the Magha month on the Shukla Paksha as per the Hindu calendar. Basant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the bright Lunar cycle. The festival gets its name from ‘Basant’ which means spring and ‘Panchami’ the fifth day of the Magha Maas. This year, Basant Panchami will be celebrated on 5th February 2022. The shubh muhurat for the panchami tithi begins at 3:47am and continues till 3:46 am on February 6. The shubh muhurat for Significance of Basant Panchami According to the Hindu mythology, after the creation of earth Lord Brahma went to see the universe he had created. When Lord Brahma saw his creation he was disappointed with the silence and loneliness on the earth. He then decided to create an angel to reduce silence and darkness by creating Goddess Saraswati. He created an angel with immense powers and knowledge with a harp in her hands. Lord Brahma requested her to play something and since then it is believed that Devi Saraswati blessed his creation with music, soulful voice and immense knowledge. This is why Goddess Saraswati is also known as Veena Vadini. This why on this day students, artists and seekers of knowledge observe fasts and pray to the deity for wisdom, enlightenment and serenity. Rituals and Food This day holds a special place in Hindu culture as on this day small kids are given their first writing lesson after seeking Goddess Saraswati’s blessings. The ritual is known as Akshar Abhyasam o...

This festival is celebrated every year on the fifth day ( Panchami) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of the month of Magha, which falls during the Gregorian period of January-February. The word "Vasant" comes from the word "spring," as this festival heralds the beginning of the spring season. Birthday of Goddess Saraswati It is believed that on this day, goddess Saraswati was born. Hindus celebrate Vasant Panchami with great fervor in temples, homes and even schools and colleges. Saraswati’s favorite color, white, assumes special significance on this day. Statues of the goddess are dressed in white clothes and are worshiped by devotees adorned with white garments. Saraswati is offered sweets that are given away as prasad to all people attending the ritual worship. There is also a custom of ancestor worship, known as Pitri-Tarpan in many parts of India during Vasant Panchami. The Foundation of Education The most significant aspect of Vasant Panchami is that it is also the most auspicious day to begin laying one’s foundations of education―of how to read and write. Pre-school children are given their first lesson in reading and writing on this day, and all Hindu educational institutions conduct special prayer for Saraswati on this day. It is also a great day to inaugurate training institutes and new schools―a trend made famous by the renowned Indian educationist, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861-1946), who founded the Banaras Hindu University on Vasant Panchami day...