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Basant Panchami (Saraswati Puja) 2025 Date in India: Vasant Panchami, also known as Saraswati Jayanti, is believed to be the birth anniversary of Goddess Saraswati.
The festival also marks the arrival of spring, which is why it’s called ‘Basant’ (meaning spring). ‘Panchami’ refers to the fifth day of the Hindu month of Magha (corresponding to January-February in the Gregorian calendar), on which the festival is celebrated.
It is an auspicious occasion for students to seek blessings for their academic endeavours, as Hindus believe that worshipping Maa Saraswati on this day bestows wisdom and artistic talent.
As a result, Basant Panchami is widely observed as Saraswati Puja, and on this day, people usually wear yellow, decorate their homes with yellow flowers, and enjoy the day by eating sweet delicacies, and reciting shlokas, mantras, hymns, and Saraswati Vandana.
While Vasant Panchami is not a mandatory public holiday in India, however, is usually observed as a day off in the states of Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal.
Vasant Panchami will be celebrated early this year and is just around the corner; this year, it will be falling on Sunday, February 2, 2025, with the auspicious timing for Saraswati Puja being between 07:09 AM and 12:35 PM, with a duration of 05 hours and 26 minutes, as per Drik Panchang.