CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -This vibrant and colourful festival also marks the beginning of the spring season. Every year, Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the Maagh month which falls in January or February.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basant Panchami is a Hindu festival, celebrated during Spring usually in February. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped on this auspicious day, who is the goddess of knowledge, music, and learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also known as Vasant Panchami, Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami, the Hindu festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated on the first day of spring and falls on the fifth day of the month of Magha and also marks the beginnings of preparation for Holi, which falls forty days after the festival.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Sanskrit Vasanta means spring. Panchami is the fifth day of Shukla Paksha, the fortnight of the waxing moon in the Hindu month of Magha, (January – February).

Detailed explanation-5: -During the Basant Ritu (Spring Season-mid March to mid May) the Kapha which undergoes an increase during previous cold season (Shishir) becomes liquefied by the heat of the Sun during this season. Consequently the digestive power (Agni) is diminished and may leads to different diseases.