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| | :आप पिताजी से बात की है, है ना? (āpa pitājī sē bāta kī hai, hai nā?) [[User:Stephen G. Brown|—Stephen]] <sup>([[User talk:Stephen G. Brown|Talk]])</sup> 13:30, 7 March 2012 (UTC) | | :आप पिताजी से बात की है, है ना? (āpa pitājī sē bāta kī hai, hai nā?) [[User:Stephen G. Brown|—Stephen]] <sup>([[User talk:Stephen G. Brown|Talk]])</sup> 13:30, 7 March 2012 (UTC) |
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| − | Love like you've never been hurt | + | Basant" redirects here. For the Raga, see Vasant. For the 1942 film, see Basant (film). |
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| | + | An idol of Goddess Saraswati prepared for Vasant Panchami in the streets of Kolkata.Vasanta (Sanskrit: वसन्तः, Hindi: बसंत, Punjabi: ਬਸਨ ﺑﺴﻨﺖ) or Basant is one of the six ritus (seasons) corresponding to spring.[1] |
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| | + | It is also short for Vasanta Panchami (Sanskrit: वसन्त पञ्चमी), an Indian festival celebrated every year on the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magh (January–February), the first day of spring. |
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| | + | In Ferozepur(Punjab, India), Vasant is celebrated as most auspicious festival than any other.People from all over India gathered here to feel the purity of this spring season.Vasant Panchami has its own joy and pleasure. Every year Kite Festival is celebrated in many states of India. But the border city(Ferozepur) marks the occasion on huge level of its seasonal significance. |
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| | + | Some of the Indian festivals have cultural significance, in addition to a religious significance (which can vary depend on the specific tradition), and are thus often celebrated by non-Hindus also in some form. These include Holi, Diwali and Raksha Bandhan in addition to Basant. Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE) has composed songs using the word Basant (festival), and Nizamuddin Auliya used to join him in celebrating Basants of Sufis.[2] |
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