~ 🄵🄴🄱🅁🅄🄰🅁🅈 16, 2021 ~

As we all know, the king of all the seasons, i.e. the spring season is here, a season which awakens the blooms of nature. It is also said that it's nature's way of saying "let's party!"
We Indians celebrate it in the form of an auspicious occasion, the BASANT PANCHAMI, also known as Vasant Panchami. This day is dedicated to the goddess of knowledge, music and arts, goddess Saraswati. The day of Basant Panchami is considered as the beginning of life, the season of rebirth and renewal. The farmers celebrate the joy of harvest, which prominently includes the yellow mustard flowers, for yellow is known as the favourite colour of goddess Saraswati.

According to Hindu mythology the reason of celebrating Basant Panchami is as follows:

Once Lord Brahma was very happy with the creation of the whole world and hence wanted to see the whole world through his own eyes. Therefore, he set out on a journey. When he saw the world, he was disappointed with complete silence. Everyone on planet Earth appeared very lonely. Lord Brahma gave a lot of thought to what he had created.

He then took some water in his Kamandal and sprinkled it in air. An angel appeared from a tree. The angel had a harp in her hand. He requested her to play something so that everything on Earth was not silent. As a result, the angel started playing the harp. the angel blessed the people of the Earth with her voice. She also filled this planet with music. Since then, that angel came to be known as goddess Saraswati, the goddess of speech and knowledge. She is also known as Veena Vadini (harp player). It is believed that goddess Saraswati provided voice, intelligence, force and glory. Hence Basant Panchami is celebrated to rejoice the birth of goddess Saraswati.

UTTAR PRADESH
The occasion of Vasant Panchmi is celebrated with enthusiasm and vibrancy in the state of Uttar Pradesh. People worship goddess Saraswati by offering flowers and prayers in the temples. The idols of goddess Saraswati are adorned with lovely jewellery and yellow attire in the temples of different regions. Yellow colour plays a crucial role in the celebrations of this festival in these states as well. People wear yellow dresses to celebrate the beginning of the spring season. Also, the special sweet dishes prepared on this day are generally yellow in color like motichoor ladoos and saffron rice.

bhsh22 from Noida, Uttar Pradesh is here to share her wishes with you all.
Wishing my YUDKBH family a very happy Basant Panchami. May your day be as bright and beautiful as the sunshine brought by Maa Saraswati.
God bless you all.

Khamoshdil from Gurugram, Uttar Pradesh:
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना॥
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता।
सा माम् पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा!

Meaning- May Goddess Saraswati, who is fair like the jasmine-colored moon, and whose pure white garland is like frosty dew drops; who is adorned in radiant white attire, on whose beautiful arm rests the veena, and whose throne is a white lotus; who is surrounded and respected by the gods, protect me. May you fully remove my lethargy, sluggishness and ignorance."

This is Khushboo from Uttar Pradesh wishing you a Happy Vasant Panchami. May goddess Saraswati blessed you all for excellent marks in your upcoming exams.

UTTARKASHI
This holy town located in Uttarakhand celebrates Vasant Panchami as a farmer's festival. People in Uttarkashi decorate their houses and front doors with yellow flowers to welcome the new spring season. To celebrate the arrival of the season of sowing crops, people wear yellow clothes and prepare dishes like saffron rice and ladoos. The beautiful decorations all around the town and the joy of this auspicious season make the town of Uttarkashi even more beautiful and mesmerizing.

ASSAM
Saraswati Puja is celebrated there too. The birth of Saraswati is associated with getting up early in the morning, cleaning the surroundings of the house and puja area. Once the cleaning is done, people wear new clothes and sit together to pray to the goddess.

PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Basant Panchami is celebrated with enthusiasm and fervor in Punjab and Haryana. People engage in flying kites. Like all Indian festivals, Basant Panchami is incomplete without seasonal delicacies. Meethe chawal (Sweetened Rice) is one such mouthwatering dish served in Punjab. Other dishes include Makki ki Roti and Sarso ka Saag. Wide patches of fields filled with mustard crops is another characteristic of the season.

Nandini_001, originally from Punjab is here to wish you all:
Happy Basant Panchmi everyone! When I was in India, people of my age used to punch those who said "Happy Basant PUNCH-ME." I know it's lame, but at the same time it was too much fun 😂❤️! We used to celebrate this festival more in school as compared to our homes. There were competitions of kite flying, Thali decoration, etc. The dress code obviously used to be yellow💛 and the weather used to be always mesmerizing!

These were the things I wanted to share with you all! Again, Happy Basant Panchami ❤️❤️❤️.

ODISHA
Odisha is another state that observes Saraswati Puja. Pushpanjali is offered to the deity; bright, yellow flowers are used. As Saraswati is also the goddess of music, culture and learning, singers and musicians also observe the day with great devotion.

Our Odishian member, __wandering__ is here with another wish!
बसंत पंचमी के अवसर पर, ज्ञान का खजाना आप तक पहुंचाएं, आप पर देवी सरस्वती की कृपा हो और आपकी सभी मनोकामनाएं पूरी हों |

BIHAR
Bihar observes Basant Panchami by waking up at dawn, taking a bath, dressing up in yellow clothing, anointing their forehead with turmeric, and offering prayers to the Sun god and goddess Saraswati. Prayers are held in schools, colleges, hermitages, and places of worship.
People visit the temples of goddess Saraswati and worship her. In the Sun God Temple of Aurangabad district of Bihar, the statues are washed and the old clothes are replaced with new ones. The devotees then engage in singing, dancing, and playing various musical instruments.

anushkaraj020 from Bihar wishes you all in her way:
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ रूपेण संस्थिता
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्ति रूपेण संस्थिता
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धि रूपेण संस्थिता
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु लक्ष्मी रूपेण संस्थिता
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः|

किताबों का साथ हो और पढाई दिन रात हो,
जिंदगी के हर इम्तिहान में आप हमेशा पास हो।
सरस्वती पूजा और बसंत पंचमी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं

BENGAL
West Bengal is also known as the cultural capital of India and the craziness for Saraswati Puja proves that point. Every school, college, film studio, musical institutions, dance schools, and every other institution associated with knowledge and creativity celebrate Saraswati Puja to seek the blessings of the Goddess. Young students bring their books and keep it near the idol. Similarly, musicians keep their instruments near the goddess. This worshipping is followed by a cultural program of song and dance. Post that the customary "Khichuri" or Khichdi is prepared that is served with brinjal fry and cabbage. That Khichdi is also known as "Bhog" and is the tastiest thing ever. All the winter season vegetables are used to make this yummy Khichdi. In many places in West Bengal, people create Pandals and lighting and celebrate this festival for four days.

Here you go with a wish from vansika2233 from Bengal:
May Goddess Saraswati bless you with knowledge and wisdom. May the divine grace of Goddess Saraswati be with you. May the power of knowledge light up your life and Goddess Saraswati's blessings shine on you.

RAJASTHAN
The patron goddess of arts and learning, Goddess Saraswati, is worshipped. Here, it is mandatory for people to wear garlands made of jasmine flower. The home is decked up with yellow flowers and people wear yellow clothes.

MAHARASHTRA
In Maharashtra, the newly married couples wear yellow clothes visit a temple to offer prayers on their 1st Basant Panchami post marriage.

Wishes from naivedya_2004
सरस्वती च्या पूजनाने आपण ज्ञ्यानसम्रुद्ध व्हावे
हीच आमची सदिच्छा,
वसंत पंचमी च्या सर्वांना हार्दिक शुभेच्छा 😇❤️
May you gain immense knowledge by worshipping Goddess Saraswati is what we wish you all,
Happiest Vasant Panchami to all 😇❤️

Wishes from our Marathi admin
RRao_13

Extending wishes of Basant Panchami to all of you.May you and your family be blessed with prosperity and happiness throughout your life❤️

GUJARAT
In Gujarat, Vasant Panchami is associated with the emotions of love and emotional anticipation. Bouquets and garlands of flowers with mango leaves are prepared and gifted to people. Devotional songs are played.

SOUTH INDIA
People celebrate this day as Sri Panchami where "Sri" is referred to her as another aspect of the one goddess Devi. Goddess saraswati is worshipped and homes are decorated with flowers and mango leaves. Sweet dishes made of rice and jagarry are served as Prasad.

Here's our admin Psr1403 from South India:
Wishing all a very Happy Vasant Panchami. May Goddess Saraswati bestow her divine grace on all.

━◦○◦━◦○◦━◦○◦━◦○◦━◦○◦━◦○◦━

𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙱𝚢: mahi2325
𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙱𝚢: bhsh22  pahul_gpk
𝙱𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚢: RRao_13