Culture ShaukJan 28, 2020, 4:53 PM IST
Vasant Panchami refers to the religious Hindu festival of Saraswati Puja or Shree Panchami. It is a seasonal spring festival which is observed in many regions of the India. The festival also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later. Let’s find out more about the significance and importance of this festival in this episode of Culture Shauk with Sunita Iyer.
IndiaOct 9, 2019, 4:06 PM IST
It is pertinent to note that that Madras high court had once ruled that performing Ayudha puja or Saraswati puja in government offices was not non-secular.
ViewsFeb 10, 2019, 3:11 PM IST
Among those, what has hurt Bengali Hindus the most is perhaps the hustling, bullying, blackmailing and banning of Saraswati Puja by Muslim fanatics made brazen by Mamata’s politics of appeasement.
CultureFeb 10, 2019, 1:15 PM IST
In Pakistan, the kite festival during Basant Panchami remains unparalleled to date. The highly competitive sport takes on a serious turn around this time.
CultureFeb 10, 2019, 12:55 PM IST
Organising pujas are the biggest community activity in Bengal. While the elders do the heavy hitting organising Durga Puja and Kali Puja, it is the teenagers and students who organise the Saraswati festival.
IndiaFeb 10, 2019, 10:28 AM IST
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A Kerala engineering college had denied permission to north Indian students to celebrate Saraswati puja in the campus, after which social media spared no words. The vice-chancellor conceded to reactions and allowed students to perform puja.
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