Basant Panchami, the festival which marks the arrival of the spring season in India, is celebrated on February 16, 2021.
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Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season – Basant means spring and Panchami means “the fifth day” (or Panchmi of Shukla Paksha in Magh Maas).
The day is also celebrated as Saraswati Puja and the Hindu goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Saraswati, is worshipped on this day.
Regions: Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami is more popular in Bengal, Odisha and North Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
