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Jayajaya Devi, characharasaare|
Kuchayugashovita mukutahaare||
Veenaranjita, pustakahaste|
Bhagavati Bhaarati Devi namohastute||
Yaeeng Saraswatyayee Namah
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Vasanta
Panchami, or "Vasant Panchami",
is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music,
and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day ('panchami'), of the brighter fortnight of the Indian month of 'Maagha'
(Jan-Feb), considered to be the first day of "Vasanta" (spring).
Vasant Panchami is a festival full of
religious, seasonal and social significance and is celebrated by Hindus all
over the world with verve and new sense of optimism. During this festival children
are taught their first words; brahmins are fed; ancestor worship (Pitri-Tarpan)
is performed; the god of love, Kamadeva, is worshipped; and most educational
institutions organise special prayer for Saraswati. The color yellow also plays
an important role in this festival, in that people usually wear yellow garments,
Saraswati is worshipped dressed in mostly yellow (but often white or cyan too), and yellow sweetmeats are consumed
within the families.
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