Basant Panchami 2024: The Basant Panchami is an auspicious Hindu festival and is celebrated across the country. The day is also known as Vasant Panchami, Shri Panchami, or Saraswati Puja, and takes place on the first day of spring. The day aims to highlight the beginning of the preparations for the Holi festival, which falls forty days following the festival. The festival also honors Goddess Saraswati. On this day, people worship Maa Saraswati as she is the goddess of knowledge, music, art, science, and craftsmanship. Lord Ganesha is also worshipped with the goddess. In this article, you will find the details about Basant Panchami, its puja vidhi, shubh muhurat, rituals, samagri and more.
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Basant Panchami 2024 Shubh Muhurat:
Basant Panchami is held on February 14 this year. The Saraswati Puja time will start at 7:11 am and conclude at 12:35 pm on February 14, As per the Drik Panchang. The shubh muhurat will be for 5 hours and 35 minutes. Also, the Panchami tithi on Basant Panchami festival will start at 2:41 pm on February 13 and finish at 12:09 pm on February 14.
Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | February 5 | Saturday |
| 2023 | January 25 | Wednesday |
| 2024 | February 14 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | January 2 | Thursday |
| 2026 | January 23 | Friday |
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