Akshar Arambha with Saraswati Puja [Photos]

KATHMANDU: FEB. 6 – Shree Panchami, which is celebrated every year on the day of Magh Shukla Panchami, is being celebrated all over the country today by worshipping Goddess Saraswati. It is believed that worshipping Saraswati on the day of Vasant Panchami will increase one’s knowledge and wisdom.

Every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magh, which usually falls in late January or February, Vasant Panchami is observed. Because spring is considered as the “King of All Seasons,” the festival starts forty days before the date.