Basant Panchami Greetings: Goddess Saraswati Message Cards

Basant Panchami Greetings:

The auspicious day of Vasant Panchami witnesses celebration of different Hindu festivals in different states of India. While Vasant means ‘spring’, Panchami means ‘the fifth day’. This festival follows the Hindu calendar and falls on the fifth day that is on Panchami of the bright half of the month of Magha that corresponds to sometime in the months of January or February. The day marks the onset of spring and is considered to be the birth date of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge and arts. The festivals observed on this day include Saraswati Puja (Shree Panchami), Basant Festival of Kites in Punjab, Sufi Basant and the birthday of Deo-Sun God in Bihar.