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Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, who is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, art and music. This festival is popularly celebrated as Basant Panchami in many parts of the country, which falls in the month of January or February as per English calendar and in the month of Magh according to the Hindu calendar. This day is considered as the birthday of Goddess Saraswati. This festival is celebrated in the eastern part of the country with great zest. This day is also considered as the day of love and is often identified as the “Assamese and Bengali Valentine’s Day”
About Goddess Saraswati
Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts, represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants to her, called the 'Saraswati Vandana' often begin and end Vedic lessons. Saraswati is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga. It is believed that goddess Saraswati endows human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus the symbol of true knowledge on the other. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on a string instrument called the veena. She is dressed in white the symbol of purity and rides on a white swansymbolizing Sattwa Guna or purity and discrimination. Saraswati is also a prominent figure in Buddhist iconography, the consort of Manjushri.
Significance of Saraswati Puja
The festival of Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami is devoted to Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom. According to the Hindu mythology, the goddess represents unvarying flow of knowledge and wisdom. Vasant Panchami is also believed as the birthday of Goddess Saraswati. The spring festival of Basant Panchami is especially celebrated in the institutions of learning. As Saraswati is the goddess of learning, Students observe the blessings from Maa Saraswati.
Celebration of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is mainly celebrated in the states of Assam and Bengal with grandeur. Saraswati Puja is organized in every educational institution and yellow color is dominant everywhere on this particular day. Yellow color is associated with Goddess Saraswati as well as the mustard crop. People wear yellow clothes, make yellow color sweets on the day of Saraswati Puja. The Goddess of art, learning, knowledge and wisdom, Maa Saraswati is worshipped with full dedication. On this day, People also feed Brahmans with the feeling that their ancestors are accepting the food. In Assam and Bengal on this festival, girls wear traditional attire like saree and mekhla chadar and the whole environment is filled with fun and zest. Students decorate the educational institutes and puja is offered to the idol of the Goddess. This is one of the prominent festivals of India, especially for the eastern part of the country.
About Goddess Saraswati
Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts, represents the free flow of wisdom and consciousness. She is the mother of the Vedas, and chants to her, called the 'Saraswati Vandana' often begin and end Vedic lessons. Saraswati is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga. It is believed that goddess Saraswati endows human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has four hands representing four aspects of human personality in learning: mind, intellect, alertness and ego. She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus the symbol of true knowledge on the other. With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on a string instrument called the veena. She is dressed in white the symbol of purity and rides on a white swansymbolizing Sattwa Guna or purity and discrimination. Saraswati is also a prominent figure in Buddhist iconography, the consort of Manjushri.
Significance of Saraswati Puja
The festival of Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami is devoted to Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom. According to the Hindu mythology, the goddess represents unvarying flow of knowledge and wisdom. Vasant Panchami is also believed as the birthday of Goddess Saraswati. The spring festival of Basant Panchami is especially celebrated in the institutions of learning. As Saraswati is the goddess of learning, Students observe the blessings from Maa Saraswati.
Celebration of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is mainly celebrated in the states of Assam and Bengal with grandeur. Saraswati Puja is organized in every educational institution and yellow color is dominant everywhere on this particular day. Yellow color is associated with Goddess Saraswati as well as the mustard crop. People wear yellow clothes, make yellow color sweets on the day of Saraswati Puja. The Goddess of art, learning, knowledge and wisdom, Maa Saraswati is worshipped with full dedication. On this day, People also feed Brahmans with the feeling that their ancestors are accepting the food. In Assam and Bengal on this festival, girls wear traditional attire like saree and mekhla chadar and the whole environment is filled with fun and zest. Students decorate the educational institutes and puja is offered to the idol of the Goddess. This is one of the prominent festivals of India, especially for the eastern part of the country.