India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Wednesday January 29, 2020
Saraswati Puja 2020: Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season. Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day", so Vasant Panchami literally means the fifth day of the spring season. The day is also celebrated as Saraswati Puja and the goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Saraswati, is worshipped on this day.
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