Vasant Panchami, Students offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati as Schools in North India celebrate the onset of spring

Students in Delhi NCR offer prayers to Goddess Saraswati as schools celebrate Vasant Panchami.

Written by: Kanika Khurana

Published: February 1, 2017, 9:06 AM IST

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Schools across Delhi NCR are celebrating the festival of Vasant Panchami. The festival marks the birth of Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, music, art, science and technology. As such, there is a special association of the festival with students all across. Students in national capital region were seen dressed in varying shades of yellow, as they braced the nip in the air to celebrate the onset of spring and offer special prayers to Goddess Saraswati.

Many stories abound in relation to the festival of Vasant Panchami or Basant Panchami. The festival gets its name because it is celebrated on the 5^th day of the “Basant” or Hindu month of Magha. While there are different stories, the prayers to Goddess Saraswati constitute an important aspect of the rituals. The schools are celebrating the festival in style and vigour. Many schools have special prayer ceremonies where special prayers would be offered to the Goddess of Wisdom. Also Read | All About Vasant Panchami 2017

The legend of Goddess Saraswati goes that the legendary poet Kalidasa was about to take his life after being jilted by his lover. Just before he could do that, however, Goddess Saraswati appeared and asked him to take a dip in the river. Once he did that, he emerged from the river a knowledgable and wise man. Hence the association of Goddess Saraswati with wisdom. On the archaeological and more scientific lines, the Aryan tribe travelled to India through the Khyber Pass and settled on the shores of River Saraswati…which became an important source of life for the clan. The Aryan Clan s said to have populated the majority of Northern India after the collapse of the Harappan Civilization while the Dravidian races shifted southward.

India.com/education also wishes all its readers a Very Happy Vasant Panchami and hopes that Goddess Saraswati bestows wisdom and knowledge on them. A very special wish to all the students who are preparing for their final examinations.