Basant Panchami 2023: According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. This year this festival will be celebrated on Thursday, 26 January 2023. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped on this day according to Hindu customs. People worship the goddess and wish for wisdom and prosperity. At the same time, this festival is very special for music lovers and students. It is believed that by worshiping Mother Saraswati on this day one gets the blessings of the Goddess.
It is often seen that people wear yellow colored clothes during the worship of Basant Panchami. Along with this, yellow colored prasad and yellow flowers are offered to the goddess. According to religious beliefs, wearing yellow clothes on this day and using yellow things in worship is considered very auspicious. But do you know what is the reason behind this? Why is yellow so special on this day?
It is believed in the scriptures that yellow color is auspicious and is pure and virtuous. Also, this color gives happiness and peace. According to beliefs, yellow color is the favorite color of Mother Saraswati. It is said that when Goddess Saraswati was incarnated, the universe had red, yellow and blue aura and the yellow aura was seen first.
The second reason is that Basant Panchami marks the beginning of spring. During this, mustard fields are seen swaying and yellow mustard flowers are seen all around. Also the weather becomes pleasant. Nature is seen painted in yellow and golden color all around, that is why people wear yellow colored clothes on this day. Along with this, yellow colored bhog is also offered to the goddess and yellow colored fruits and flowers are also offered.
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