Interesting facts about Basant Panchami in India
“Vasant is one of my forms”- Sri Krishna said, in Bhagwat Geeta.
Basant Panchami in India or Vasant Panchami is a festival celebrated to welcome the spring season. Here Basant Means “Spring” and Panchami stands for “ the fifth day”, it occurs on the fifth day after Lunar of Magh month. On this day worshiping goddess Saraswathi is a major part of the tradition, According to book “Brahma Vaivarta Puran”, Sri Krishna granted Goddess Saraswati a boon that she will be worshipped on Basant Panchami. It also believed it was a Birthday of Goddess Saraswati. Decorating temples with Yellow clothes and flowers and dress in Yellow clothes is also a part of the celebration. Interestingly there are many facts associated with this festival.
This festival of Basant panchami has got various colors of celebration; its more than just blossoming fields of mustard which is considered to be iconic linkage to this festivity. Here we list for you the best compilation of Interesting facts about Basant Panchami in India :
1.Sun Temple of Konark style, Aurangabad
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The Deo –Sun, shrine of the Sun God in Aurangabad (Bihar), was established. It is celebrated as the birthday of god Sun- Deo God, King Ayel of Allahabad found the shrine. He is known as the ascendant of Lord Ram.
2.Banaras Hindu university (Kashi Hindu Vishwa Vidyalaya)
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Indian Educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, established the “Banaras Hindu University” in 1916 on Basant Panchami. BHU is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
3.Mythological connection (Ramayana)
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It is also believed that while Lord Rama was in exile visited Shabri, an elderly woman ascetic, and Basant Panchami Lord Rama tasted the half eaten berries offered by Shabri.
4.Kite Festival Punjab
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Basant Panchami is a festival of a kite in Punjab region; it is believed that over two hundred years ago Maharaja Ranjit Singh introduced the tradition of kite flying on Basant Panchami.
5.Celebration at Golden temple
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In Harmandir sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, Musicians starts the music by singing Basant raga practice continues till the first day of Vaisakh (bashakhi).
6.Fair in Bilaspur
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In Bilaspur this day is celebrated every year as fair at Gurudwara Guru_ka_lahore, to commemorate the occasion of the marriage of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
7.Celebration at Dargah of Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi
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Basant Panchami has been celebrated at the Dargah of Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi and all Dargah’s of the Chishti. The story behind, it goes back to the time of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya whom the Dargah was named. The Saint was immensely saddened because of the sudden death of his nephew, his follower Hazrat Amir Khusrau, longed to see him smile again. Once Khusrau saw a group of women dressed in yellow, carrying mustard flowers, he asked them the reason. He then dressed up in yellow saree and carrying mustard flowers went to see the saint, the effort of his disciple makes him smile finally. Since then the celebration started.
8.Celebration in Abroad
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In Nottingham, UK Indian diaspora celebrates the festival every year.
9.Holi at Shantiniketan
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Women and children are dressed up in yellow with garlands of yellow marigold flowers and play Holi. Shantinekatan University was set up by famous Bengal poet Rabindranath Tagore.
The traditional (kesaria bhaat) sweet yellow rice is cooked on this day. Basant Panchami in India is also associated with the mustard fields, at this time mustard fields are blossoming giving the illusion of yellow sheet covering the earth.
Team IndoreHD wishes you Happy Basant Panchami may goddess Saraswati brighten your life.
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