Vasant Panchami: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Vasantotsava • Basant Panchami • Vasantpanchami • Saraswati Puja

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Colorful idol of Goddess Saraswati in a yellow saree, holding a veena, with a peacock and swan at her feet, displayed in a pottery studio in Kolkata, India.

Painting of goddess Saraswati

Two Hindu women pray before a colorful idol of goddess Saraswati holding a veena, with a white swan at her feet, during the Saraswati Puja Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A Bangladeshi Hindu student in a green and orange sari holds a textbook to her forehead in front of a colorful idol of the goddess Saraswati, with reflections in the water.

Crowd of people dressed in yellow and white gather at Nizamuddin Dargah, tossing yellow flower petals during Vasant Panchami festival in New Delhi, India.

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