Basant Panchami 2025:  The festival of Basant Panchami holds special significance in Hinduism. In the year 2025, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Magh month. This festival is celebrated with enthusiasm across the country. This festival is considered a symbol of the arrival of spring season. On this day, Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, is worshipped.

Basant Panchami festival is celebrated with great pomp and show at these five places in India. Be it Bengal or the ghats of Banaras or Gujarat full of kites, people everywhere celebrate this festival in their own way and get immersed in its colours.

Kolkata, West Bengal

Grand puja pandals are set up in Kolkata on the occasion of Basant Panchami. In almost every house in Bengal, people go to the temples of Goddess Saraswati and offer prayers. This festival is considered to be the main festival of Bengali Hindus. People hold Saraswati Puja for students at home and in schools.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Shiva's city Kashi, Banaras or Varanasi celebrates this festival of Basant Panchami in its own way. Special arrangements are made for this festival in Varanasi. People celebrate this festival on the ghats. On this day the scene of Banaras changes. During this time, worship and rituals of Goddess Saraswati are performed on the ghats.

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Basant Panchami festival is celebrated with great fervour in Jaipur too. People here celebrate this festival with full devotion. Temples are decorated and cultural programmes are presented.

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Basant Panchami is celebrated with fervour in Ahmedabad too. Kite flying is organised on this special occasion. This festival begins with the worship of Goddess Saraswati and people enjoy kite flying. This makes this festival even more spectacular. People come from far and wide to see this festival.

Delhi

Basant Panchami is also very important in Delhi. People celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm. Bhandaars are organized at various places and the mother goddess is worshipped. Kite flying is also done.