Vasant Panchami
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Vasant Panchami, also rendered Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja in honour of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, is a Hindu festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. It is celebrated d
Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma (print)
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.
Saraswati Puja being celebrated in Collectorate Public School And College, Thakurgaon, Bangladesh
Basant (festival)
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Basant, also known as Jashn-e-Baharaan, is a springtime Punjabi festival primarily associated with flying kites. According to the Punjabi calendar, it is held on the fifth day of Magh, marking the sta
Vasant Panchami
…wedding, housewarming, and starting a new business. In the Punjab region, Basant is celebrated as a seasonal festival by all faiths and is known as the Basant Festival of Kites. Children buy dor (thread) and guddi or patang (kites) for the sport. The people of the Punjab wear yellow clothes and eat yellow rice to…
Kite-flying on Basant in Fatima Jinnah Park, Islamabad
Maharaja Ranjit Singh holding court near the Golden Temple in Amritsar, with everyone dressed in yellow for Basant
Basant festival kite fliers
Sikh woodcut on paper depicting kite-flying, Lahore or Amritsar, ca.1870