According to Hindu Panchang, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Magha month. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped on this day. On this day, people wear yellow clothes and worship Saraswati Maa. Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, is worshiped with great faith throughout the country on the occasion of Vasant Panchami. Mata Saraswati is considered to be the goddess of wisdom and learning.

Basant Panchami Story

 Brahmaji, who is known as the Hindu creator god, created a human vagina with the permission of Lord Vishnu, but he was not satisfied with his creativity. He took another command from Vishnu and sprinkled water from his kamandal on the earth, which caused the earth to vibrate. And in the form of wonderful power, a beautiful woman appeared. That beautiful lady had Veena in one hand and the other hand in Vara’s posture. There were books and garlands in the other two hands. From her Veena, all creatures of the world got the voice, then Brahma called that goddess Saraswati, the goddess of speech.

Nature blossoms in the spring season. Every human and animal get filled with joy on this occasion.

In Hindu community, the festival is dedicated to the Goddess Saraswati who is the goddess of knowledge, learning, intellect, music and art. In different parts of India, it is celebrated differently. In Punjab, it is the Basant festival of  kites, it is a harvest festival in Bihar. But all over India it is marked with yellow color. Yellow color signifies the arrival of spring and also the color of mustard flowers that bloom during this season. Basant Panchami is celebrated by a prayer sung in praise of Goddess Saraswati, whose idol is decorated with yellow or white flowers and garlands. Educational institutes organise special functions and cultural activities which are devoted to Goddess Saraswati. Flying kites is popular custom on this day in Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh.