Basant Panchami 2024: Date, Puja Time, Rituals and Significance of Vasant Panchami

Vasant Panchami 2024:Basant Panchami is one of the major festivals of Hindus, which is celebrated with great grandeur across the country. Basant Panchami is also known as Vasant Panchami. This festival is dedicated to worship Goddess Saraswati. This festival is also celebrated to welcome the spring season. The festival of Basant Panchami is mainly celebrated in North India - Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh with great fervor and enthusiasm.People are going to celebrate Vasant Panchami festival on Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Magha i.e., February 14, 2024.
Vasant Panchami 2024: Date and Time
Panchami Tithi Begins - February 13, 2024 - 02:41 PM
Panchami Tithi Ends - February 14, 2024 - 12:09 PM
Saraswati Puja Time - February 14, 2024 - 06:17 AM to 12:01 PM
Vasant Panchami 2024: Significance
Basant Panchami holds a great religious significance among Hindus., They celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm and zeal. One this auspicious day, devotees worship Goddess Saraswati. Vasant Panchami is also celebrated as the birthday of goddess Saraswati. It is also considered auspicious to start learning new things and new skills on this day.
They observe fast and offer prayers to the Goddess. Maa Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, learning, music, academics and arts so this day is considered auspicious for enrolling in any course, starting studies, taking admission in any arts and music course.
Maa Saraswati is depicted as a compassionate Goddess, who has four arms holding a musical instrument, a book, and a rosary. She is wearing a white colour saree and white clothing is the symbol of learning and purity.
Vasant Panchami 2024: How this festival is celebrated?
Kite flying is a common practice on Basant Panchami day in many parts of India. On this day, people of all ages—including kids—fly kites to commemorate the arrival of spring and the brilliant blue skies. The vibrant kites soaring through the skies are a sight to behold and heighten the joyous atmosphere of the day.
The traditional cuisine that is made especially for the celebration is another important feature of Basant Panchami. Sweet delicacies including as Kheer, a rice and milk pudding, and Kesar Pista, a saffron and pistachio-based dessert, are made in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
Vasant Panchami 2024: Puja Rituals

Saraswati Vandana
"Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala" "Ya Shubhra Vastravrita"
"Ya Veena Varadanda Manditakara" "Ya Shveta Padmasana"
"Ya Brahmachyuta Shankara Prabhritibhir" "Devaih Sada Vandita"
"Saa Maam Pattu Saraswati Bhagavati" "Nihshesha Jadyapaha"
Vasant Panchami 2024: FAQs