Basant Panchami & Saraswati Puja Celebrated with Religious Fervor in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The festival of Basant Panchami is being celebrated across Odisha with religious fervor and traditional gaiety to honor Goddess Sarawati– the goddess of knowledge, music, art, science and literature. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja. ପବିତ୍ର ବସନ୍ତ ପଞ୍ଚମୀ ତଥା ବିଦ୍ୟାଦାୟିନୀ ମା’ ସରସ୍ଵତୀଙ୍କ [...]
Bhubaneswar: The festival of Basant Panchami is being celebrated across Odisha with religious fervor and traditional gaiety to honor Goddess Sarawati– the goddess of knowledge, music, art, science and literature.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja.
ପବିତ୍ର ବସନ୍ତ ପଞ୍ଚମୀ ତଥା ବିଦ୍ୟାଦାୟିନୀ ମା’ ସରସ୍ଵତୀଙ୍କ ପୂଜା ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ମା’ ସରସ୍ଵତୀଙ୍କ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦରୁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ବିଦ୍ୟାର ଭଣ୍ଡାର ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବା ସହ ଜୀବନ ସୁଖମୟ ହେଉ। pic.twitter.com/ToKNfiRpc0
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 30, 2020
According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Saraswati was known to have been incarnated on the day of Basant Panchami and people observe the day praying to her in order to gain wisdom. She symbolizes creative energy and power in all its form.
The educational institutions across the State offered special prayers or pujas in the morning to seek blessing of the goddess. Poetic and musical gatherings are held in some communities in reverence for Saraswati.
Vasant Panchami marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later.
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