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Vasant Panchami
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Vasant Panchami, also rendered Vasanta Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated in Indian religions in different ways depending on the region. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later. The Vasant Utsava (festival) on Panchami is celebrated forty days before spring, because any season's transition period is 40 days, and after that, the season comes into full bloom.
Goddess Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge. This print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.
Haate Khori is considered to be a holy start to a child's journey of education.
Haate Khori is considered to be a holy start to a child's journey of education.
Goddess Saraswati dressed in a yellow sari on Vasant Panchami, Kolkata. She sits in a swing, holding a Veena, with books in one corner.
Goddess Saraswati dressed in a yellow sari on Vasant Panchami, Kolkata. She sits in a swing, holding a Veena, with books in one corner.
Vasant Panchami, in some places, celebrates the Hindu god of love Kama (left) with Rati, shown above at the Khajuraho temple.
Vasant Panchami, in some places, celebrates the Hindu god of love Kama (left) with Rati, shown above at the Khajuraho temple.
Holi
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Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent of India and Nepal, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
Krishna playing Holi with Radha and gopis
Radha Krishna playing Holi
Radha Krishna playing Holi
Lord Narasimha emerging from a pillar and disembowelling Hiranyakashipu (detail), manuscript folio from a Bhagavata Purana, 1760-1770.
Lord Narasimha emerging from a pillar and disembowelling Hiranyakashipu (detail), manuscript folio from a Bhagavata Purana, 1760-1770.
Holika bonfire in front of Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2010.
Holika bonfire in front of Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2010.