On the occasion of Basant Panchami, the festival which celebrates the spring season, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended their greetings to people of the country.
Both leaders took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish the nation on the joyous occasion.
"Greetings to fellow citizens on Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami, and Saraswati Puja. May this festive occasion, which heralds spring and celebrates learning, spur us to expand the frontiers of education and knowledge in our families, our society and our country,"u00c2u009d President Kovind said.
He also tweeted the same thing in Hindi.
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Greetings to fellow citizens on Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami and Saraswati Puja. May this festive occasion, which heralds spring and celebrates learning, spur us to expand the frontiers of education and knowledge in our families, our society and our country <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PresidentKovind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PresidentKovind</a>
&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1094412193603280897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1094412879401533445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Prime Minister Modi in his greetings wished for blessings of knowledge and goodwill for all.
"Many greetings to citizens on the festival which symbolises new energy, new ambition and new vigour- Basant Panchami. I wish that Goddess of learning mother Saraswati will provide knowledge and goodwill to all," he tweeted.
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&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1094417579958026240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The day is also dedicated to the goddess of knowledge, arts and music, Saraswati, who is worshipped on this day.
Saraswati Puja is popular in West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It is believed that if the goddess is worshipped, she will bestow gifts of learning on her devotees.
In Punjab, people celebrate the festival with gusto dressed up in yellow and also fly kites.
The festival of Basant Panchami also marks the third 'Shahi Snan' (holy dip) of various akharas at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
A large number of devotees thronged the Ghats here at the confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati to take a dip in the holy waters on this religiously significant occasion.
As a part of the 'Shahi Snan', sadhus or seers belonging to 13 Akharas took a dip in the waters of the Ganges near the Mela spot.
The Kumbh Mela is the largest human congregation in the world, and pilgrims participate in the festival with the belief that taking a dip in the holy Ganges will pave the way for their salvation and would rid them of their sins.
In Varanasi also, thousands of devotees thronged the ghats of Ganga to mark the occasion.
Meanwhile, Basant Panchami is being celebrated across the nation today with religious fervour and traditional gaiety.
On this day, many people revere Goddess Saraswati and seek her blessings for prosperity in their wisdom and knowledge.
The festivities have found a place on social networking sites too with people exchanging greetings on the Whatsapp, twitter and facebook among other sites.
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The festival of Basant Panchami also marks the third 'Shahi Snan' (holy dip) of various akharas at the ongoing Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

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