What are the specialties of Basant Panchami?

 

Basant Panchami 2022: On Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja is celebrated especially, Basant Panchami is one of the most celebrated festivals in North India. This Spring Panchami Day is also known as Rishi Panchami. 

On Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja is celebrated specially, in northern India, this spring Panchami festival is celebrated in temples, houses, and public places as a community festival.


Mythical beliefs:

In the state of West Bengal, on the day of Basant Panchami, children are enrolled in educational institutions and start learning. In addition, children who are about to start learning will be asked to put one of the pens, pencils, small tools, etc. in front of them. They hope that their interest will be based on the products the children take. On Vasantha Panchami, Goddess Saraswati is adorned in a yellow dress with a veena in her hand.


The states of Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Tripura, and orissa celebrate Saraswati Puja on Basant Panchami. On that day the battalions for Goddess Saraswati are also made in yellow. On the day of Basant Panchami, women also wear yellow dresses.

In tamil Nadu, Basant Panchami is celebrated tomorrow as a festival in honor of Cupid. 


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