Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja are being celebrated in different parts of the country today. People, especially students worship Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge on this occasion.

Our Correspondent reports, Basant Panchami is a festival that marks the arrival of spring. On this day, devotees pay their obeisance to Goddess Saraswati who is regarded as Goddess of learning and knowledge. Knowledge helps us in developing a positive outlook and helps us gain wisdom, prudence and a better understanding of things around us and leads to progress in different spheres of life.