Basant Panchami 2026: How Vasant Panchami is celebrated in India?

Basant Panchami is one of the most famous and prominent festivals of Hindus. The day is purely dedicated to worship Goddess Saraswati. The day marks the beginning of spring festival. The festival is also known as Vasant Panchami that is celebrated on Panchami Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Magha. This festival is being celebrated on January 23, 2026. The Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, music, and arts is worshipped on this special day. On this auspicious day Saraswati Puja is conducted especially by the students. Idols of Saraswati Mata are installed in homes, colleges and schools and worship her with devotion. In Punjab and Haryana, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. People wear bright yellow color clothes and people perform bhangra and gidda are performed in various cultural programs. On Basant Panchami day, people perform Saraswati Puja in temples and homes. They prepare kesari halwa and boondi laddoo and offer it to the Goddess. The day holds a great importance for farmers. In Bihar and Jharkhand, people celebrate this day with great reverence and students worship Goddess Saraswati early in the morning and present their books in front of the Goddess and seek blessings. In Rajasthan, Basant Panchami festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and happiness. People wear yellow clothes, start new ventures on this day and people visit temples to offer their prayers to Maa Saraswati. Basant Panchami 2026 will be celebrated with great reverence and happiness and a large number of people will worship Maa Saraswati with pure devotion and show their gratitude to the Goddess for providing them knowledge, education, creativity and arts. This day celebrates the new beginning, renewal, knowledge and hope.