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Description

 

  • It is especially celebrated on Basant Panchami, which marks the arrival of spring and is considered her birthday.
  • Students, artists, musicians, and scholars worship her to gain wisdom, clarity, and success in their respective fields.
  • Schools, colleges, and homes set up altars with her idol or image and conduct rituals with devotion.
Features

 

  • Devotees wear yellow or white clothes, symbolizing purity and energy.
  • Books, musical instruments, and tools of learning are placed near the idol for blessings.
  • No strict fasting; however, spiritual cleanliness and devotion are emphasized.
  • Children often begin their education on this day (Vidyarambham ceremony).

Samagri

 

  • Clean white or yellow cloth for altar
  • Akshat (rice mixed with turmeric)
  • White and yellow flowers (marigold, lotus, jasmine)
  • Mango leaves, betel leaves and nuts
  • Coconut (with husk)
  • Incense sticks (agarbatti), camphor
  • Oil lamp (diya) and cotton wicks
  • Ghee (clarified butter)
  • Cow’s milk and curd
  • Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugar)
  • Belpatra (bael leaves)
  • Roli, haldi, kumkum
  • Fruits and sweets for prasad
  • Books, pens, musical instruments (for blessings)
  • Mantra book or printout (Saraswati Vandana, Aarti)
  • Japa mala (optional)

Saraswati puja