Tag: Basant Panchami

It’s time to bid adieu to the winters. Basant Panchami, which marks the arrival of spring season, was celebrated with much fervour across the country today. Basant Panchami is also the day people worship the goddess of knowledge, Maa Saraswati. Preparations for Holi also begin on this auspicious day in parts of India.

Holi On Basant Panchami: Watch Celebrations From Banke Bihari Temple In Vrindavan Mathura.

Bhubaneswar: Saraswati Puja also known as Shree Panchami or Basant Panchami is being celebrated with much fervour in all educational institutions across the State today. Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom, is being worshipped by students in schools, colleges and universities. Special prayers were also organised at various institutions. Besides, several puja committiess have […]

Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Manas Sahoo has built a huge sand sculpture of Goddess Saraswati on the Puri sea beach on occasion of Basant Panchami. Sahoo has used nearly 15 tonnes of sand to build the 15 feet wide sand sculpture of the Goddess. Tourists are crowding the beach to get a glimpse of […]

Bhubaneswar: Being one of the most significant festivals, Saraswati Puja is being celebrated with religious fervours across Odisha today. Several schools and other educational institutions have made elaborate arrangements to perform special rituals to worship Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge. Amid chanting of hymns, children in Bhubaneswar invoked the goddess in their respective schools. #WATCH: […]

Mayurbhanj: At a time when educational institutions and other establishments were dipped in Saraswati Puja celebrations, a class VIII girl student was subjected to sexual assault by a minor boy inside the toilet of her school under Sadar police limits of the district. Though the incident happened on Sunday, the matter came to fore after […]

By Srinibash Samal Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami or Sri Panchami is celebrated on the Shukla Paksha Panchami in the lunar month Magha. In Rigveda, Saraswati is a river as well as the personification of the goddess of Learning. In the post-Vedic periods, She began to lose Her status as a river and became increasingly […]