On Basant Panchami, the first day of spring, celebrities from Hindi film industry like melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, actor Anupam Kher and singer Shreya Ghoshal took to Twitter on Saturday to wish their family and fans.
On Basant Panchami, Saraswati Puja is celebrated with traditional fervour as people worship idols of the goddess.
Here's what the stars tweeted about the festival and the deity of knowledge, learning and music:
Lata Mangeshkar:
Namaskar. Vasant Panchami Saraswati puja ki sab ko bohot Shubhkaamanaayein. Maa Saraswati Sangeet ki Devi (cont) http://t.co/kJ8xpRMPaO
- Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) January 24, 2015Abhishek Bachchan:
And as per the Hindu calendar, it's my birthday too. Was born on Basant Panchami. So Happy Birthday to me too.
- Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) January 24, 2015Shreya Ghoshal:
Today is Saraswati Puja:) May the Goddess bless us with intellect, art, music, wisdom and goodness:)
- Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) January 24, 2015Shaan:
Basant Utsav ke Shubhkaamnayein!!! Shubho Saraswati Pujo !!:))
- shaan (@singer_shaan) January 24, 2015Anubhav Sinha:
The first day of Ritu Basant (Spring Festival). Celebrates Kamdev and his wife Rati. Day to worship Goddess Saraswati. Happy Vasant Panchami
- Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) January 24, 2015