The Hindu festival of Basant Panchami, also known as Vasant Panchami, Shri Panchami, and Saraswati Panchami, is celebrated on the first day of spring and falls on the fifth day of the month of Magha. It also heralds the start of Holi preparations, which take place forty days following the fe
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): Indian and the US soldiers on Tuesday (local time) celebrated the Basant Panchami festival amid the ongoing US-India Yudh Abhyas defense exercises.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday took a 'holy-dip' here at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati -- on the occasion of Basant Panchami.