Vasant Panchami 2026
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Magha Shukla Panchami, dedicated to Sarasvati — the goddess of learning, music, and the arts. Yellow garments are worn to greet the onset of vasanta (spring); books and musical instruments are venerated; and the day is considered an auspicious vidyarambha muhurta for a child's first writing of letters. The Devi Bhagavata Purana describes Sarasvati's manifestation on this tithi.
Dates in 2026
Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 — Magha Shukla Panchami -- dedicated to Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, music, and the arts. Yellow garments are worn to greet the onset of spring (vasanta). The day is auspicious for vidyarambha (initiation into letters) for young children and for the worship of books and musical instruments. The Devi Bhagavata Purana describes Sarasvati's manifestation on this tithi.
Vasant Panchamiवसन्त पञ्चमीyearly02:28 – 01:46festivalsaraswativasantavidyaSources (2)
- Padma Purana — Series 4-4 (probably Brahma/Uttara Khanda, Vasant-Panchami-vrata-vidhi), Vasant-Panchami section (Magha Shukla Panchami Keshava/Krishna puja with amra-pallava and mantra 'Jaya Krishna')
- Hindupedia — Festivals/Vasant-Panchami, opening section (modern Sarasvati Puja convention; vidyarambha for children; yellow vastra; pustaka/vadya pujan)Puranic corpus anchors Vishnu/Keshava puja on Magha Shukla Panchami; the Sarasvati-puja overlay is a later Bengal tradition documented in Hindupedia.