Saraswati Puja is celebrated in the Magha month (January–February). It coincides with Vasant Panchami or Shree Panchami. People place books near the goddess' statue or picture and worship the goddess. Many choose the day as a symbolic start of learning the alphabets (Hate Khori) by children.The goddess Saraswati is often depicted as a beautiful woman dressed in pure white, often seated on a white....
Saraswati Puja is celebrated in the Magha month (January–February). It coincides with Vasant Panchami or Shree Panchami. People place books near the goddess' statue or picture and worship the goddess. Many choose the day as a symbolic start of learning the alphabets (Hate Khori) by children.The goddess Saraswati is often depicted as a beautiful woman dressed in pure white, often seated on a white lotus, which symbolizes light, knowledge and truth. She not only embodies knowledge but also the experience of the highest reality. Her iconography is typically in white themes from dress to flowers to swan the colour symbolizing Sattwa Guna or purity, discrimination for true knowledge, insight and wisdom. Its celebrated across the Kolkata and the entire State
It is the most
–awaited festivals for teenagers .Goddess Saraswati is worshipped mainly by the
students, almost every schools in West Bengal organise the puja and students
take part in the celebration .
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Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
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New Secretariat Building, 1 KS Roy Road Kolkata- 700001
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How to reach
The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport, which is 15 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Howrah and Sealdah railway station, which is 2 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Kolkata, which is 0KMs away.
