Saraswati Puja 2025: When is Basant Panchami 2025? All You Need to Know!
Basant Panchami is celebrated in honor of Goddess Saraswati, who is recognized as the Goddess of education, wisdom, technology, arts, music, learning, and knowledge. Other names like Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Panchami, Shri Panchami, and Saraswati Puja also know this festival of Basant Panchami.
The term Basant Panchami comprises two words – Basant (Spring) and Panchami (fifth day). On this day, the devotees worship Goddess Saraswati to enlighten their life journey with knowledge and get rid of negativity and ignorance. The students also worship Devi Saraswati and there are special arrangements in the schools and colleges.
This auspicious festival is considered one of the significant festivals nationwide, and people celebrate it with greater charm and devotion. Now, let us discuss here all the details that you need to know about this sacred festival.
When is Saraswati Puja 2025?
This sacred festival of Saraswat Puja usually falls in January end or February. This year, the celebrations for this festival will happen on 2nd February 2025, Sunday. The Panchami Tithi will begin on 2nd February, Sunday, at 9:15 AM, and will end at 6:53 AM on 3rd February, Monday. As per the best astrologer, it is auspicious to perform Saraswati Puja for this festival during the Panchami Tithi.
Rituals, Significance, and Celebrations of Basant Panchami
As we all know, the devotees worship Goddess Saraswati on this day, and there are special celebrations in the schools and colleges. During the Puja ceremony, the students also keep their books, copies, pens, and pencils near the Goddess idol and get her divine blessings to enlighten their life path.
People wear yellow-colored clothes and prepare yellow-colored dishes. These include kesar halwa, kesar kheer, yellow rice, khichdi, and many others. People also distribute these food items to their family, and loved ones. The devotees visit temples and offer yellow-color flowers and clothes to Goddess Saraswati. In some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, there is a tradition of flying kites. The children and elders both participate in the kite flying competitions. In West Bengal, there is a tradition to make toddlers start their studies on this auspicious day.
We wish a very Happy Basant Panchami to everyone! May all your worries be eradicated, and may the Goddess illuminate your life journey with knowledge, wisdom, and prosperity.
