Basant Panchami 2012: King of season
Basant or spring season is considered as a king of all the six seasons. The Basant Panchami festival is fall in this season. The festival is lies on Panchami or also called on the day of waxing moon. The ladies and young girls wear yellow colored dresses which magnify the majesty of nature. On this occasion, young crowd flies kite which is considering one of the popular sports in India.
The festival of Basant Panchami is dedicated to Mata Saraswati. Mata Saraswati is the symbol of wealth, humanity, arts and education. Hindu mythology represents Goddess Saraswati as an immaculate lady decorated with white attire, white pearls and white flower sitting on lotus flower. The Mata Saraswati also hold string instruments like Veena or sitar to play music. On this auspicious day almost all the people worship Goddess Saraswati and cook sweet rice and Halwa.
The Basant Panchami festival is also celebrated as Saraswati Jayanti. So, the day is celebrated with full festivity and vivacity. On this day everyone wears yellow colored dress, offered yellow colored flower to the god and make yellow Halwa as yellow color has great significance. Moreover, the spring is the season in which the mustard flowers have blossomed due to which it seems like if the land is covered with golden sheet.
Most importantly, the day is considering as the beginning of child’s education. On this day child are taught to read and write by their gurus, mother or father. Due this reason, on the occasion of Basant Panchami various education associations organize Saraswati prayers. Also, the students of college schools or other institutions worship Mata Saraswati on this day.
According to the renowned pundits and astrologers, Vasant Panchami 2012 is lies on 28th of January. It is said that on this day Lord Rama ate half tasted fruits of Mata Shabari. So as to celebrates as Basant Panchami. Also, the festive day is considering as the end of chilly winter season. So, everyone from various regions of country celebrates this festival by their own rituals and believes.
In the year this festival on 28th January 2012 and in it is on 15th February 2013.
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