Sun Feb 02 02:37:42 UTC 2025: ## Basant Panchami 2025: Auspicious Day to Seek Goddess Saraswati’s Blessings
**New Delhi, [Date of Publication]** – Hindus across the country will celebrate Basant Panchami, the festival marking the arrival of spring, on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025. This vibrant festival honours Goddess Saraswati, the deity of wisdom, learning, and the arts.
The most auspicious time for worshipping Goddess Saraswati falls between 7:09 AM and 12:35 PM on February 2nd, offering a five-hour and twenty-six-minute window for puja. Devotees are encouraged to wear yellow, white, or bright-colored clothing, while black and red are considered inauspicious. Puja should ideally face east or north. Alternative auspicious times for puja are suggested as two and a half hours before sunrise or sunset.
Offerings to the Goddess should include white sandalwood, yellow and white flowers (presented with the right hand), and prasadam such as misri (crystallized sugar), curd, lawa (a sweet), and ideally, saffron-infused kheer.
This year’s Basant Panchami is considered an “Abhuj Muhurat,” an auspicious time to begin new ventures. The festival is particularly significant for students and artists seeking Goddess Saraswati’s blessings for success in their endeavors. Many believe that simply viewing one’s palm upon waking on Basant Panchami will bring the Goddess’s blessings.
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