Basant Panchami 2025: Celebration, Worship, And Auspicious Rituals

Pragati College, Choubey Colony , Raipur , Chhattisgarh- Students and Teachers Perform Puja of Goddess Saraswati in College Campus-Photo -College Admin .

This festival marks the beginning of spring and is an supreme time for new projects and in quest of the blessings of the goddess of  wisdom and success.

Pragati College, Choubey Colony , Raipur , Chhattisgarh- Students and Teachers Perform Puja of Goddess Saraswati in College Campus-Photo -College Admin .

Basant Panchami is the festival that marks the change from winter to spring. Hindus celebrate this festival in honour of Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, learning, and the arts. In 2025, it falls on Sundayand Monday , February 2&3 . The auspicious Panchami Tithi, or the fifth lunar day, starts at 9:14 AM on February 2 and ends at 6:52 AM on February 3.

Auspicious Time for Puja

The most auspicious time to worship Goddess Saraswati on Basant Panchami will be from 7:09 AM to 12:35 PM on February 2 and 3. This five-hour and twenty-six-minute window in two days  is considered the best time for performing the puja.

Pragati College, Choubey Colony , Raipur , Chhattisgarh- Students and Teachers Perform Puja of Goddess Saraswati in College Campus-Photo -College Admin

How  Pragatians Worshiped Goddess Saraswati!

The Students and Teachers wore yellow, bright, or white clothes, while black and red colours are forbidden. Puja was performed  in  the  reception Hall  of the College at its best available .  White sandalwood and yellow and white flowers were offered to the goddess Saraswati from the right hand.

For prasadam (offering), a mixture of misri (crystallised sugar), curd, and lawa (a type of sweet) was offered to all the  students and teachers .

Pragati College, Choubey Colony , Raipur , Chhattisgarh- Students and Teachers Perform Puja of Goddess Saraswati in College Campus-Photo -College Admin .

Things were Done  on Basant Panchami

1. Start New Endeavours: Basant Panchami is an ‘Abhuj Muhurat’ (auspicious time), allowing us  to start any new work or venture without needing a specific muhurat so classes were conducted  with enthusiasm .

2. Seek Goddess Saraswati’s Blessings: This is the greatest auspicious day when we could  receive the divine blessings of Goddess Saraswati. She resides in our palms. So on this day everybody there seen their  palms and took her divine blessings.

Basant Panchami is a day to seek the blessings of Goddess Saraswati, especially for those pursuing knowledge, creativity, and wisdom. Performing the puja during the specified auspicious time ensures spiritual fulfillment and success.
 

Pragati College, Choubey Colony , Raipur , Chhattisgarh- Students and Teachers Perform Puja of Goddess Saraswati in College Campus-Photo -College Admin .