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The Hindu Festivals
Basant Panchami
| Normally comes
- February AT 2005 - 13th February (Sunday) Cause - The spring season |
This festival falls on 'Panchami' of the 'Shukla Paksha' in the month of 'Magh' i.e., at the end of January or early February. On this day 'Puja' is devoted to Saraswati, the goddess of learning. On this day the men & women generally wear yellow coloured clothes. A speciality of this day is sweet rice with almonds, kismis & kaju added to it. In schools & colleges Basant Panchami is a great day of celebration in the honour of goddess of learning, saraswati.