Basant Panchami
According to the
Hindu calendar, the fifth day of the Magha sukla Paksha is celebrated as Basant
Panchami. On this day, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped. According to the
legend, the creator Lord Brahma reviewed his creation, the Earth. Struck by the
sadness prevalent in the atmosphere, Brahma wanted to change the haunting
gloom. Taking some water from his Kamandal, he sprinkled it on all the trees
and with a blinding flash a Goddess appeared. She was playing the veena with two hands. In her other two
hands she held a book and a garland. Lord Brahma named her as Goddess Saraswati
meaning beholding of all rasas and kolas.
At the instance of Lord Brahma,
Goddess Saraswati filled the ‘creation’ with colours of music, dance, art and
education. In Eastern India, on ‘Basanta Panchami’ or Saraswati Puja (as it is known in the east) brushes
are worshipped and kept near the idol of the Goddess. Yellow is the predominant
colour of the day and people wear yellow-hued clothes, especially in North
India.
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