On Basant Panchami, the holy city became devotional, devotees took a holy dip in Har ki Pauri
Today, on the occasion of Basant Panchami, devotees are reaching Harki Pauri to take a bath in the Ganges. There is a belief about Basant Panchami festival that taking a bath in the Ganges eliminates negative energy. Also, wearing yellow clothes brings blessings from Maa Saraswati and Lakshmi. It is written in the scriptures that on this day, when a person does charity, yajna and worship, he gets thousands of times more fruits.
Basant Panchami festival is also a festival of change of season. From this time, summer starts coming. Bathing on Basant Panchami is very pious for artists. Janeu Sanskar and Mundan Sanskar are organized on Panchami festival. There is a tradition of giving charity, penance, bathing and yajna on the banks of the Ganges on Basant Panchami festival.
Pandit Shaktidhar Shastri said that Basant Panchami is considered the biggest festival of Sanatan tradition. On this day, the moon is in Pisces. When the Panchak Sankhyak constellation comes, then Basant Panchami is organized in this universe. Taking bath in Ganga on Basant Panchami is equivalent to performing Ashwamedha Yagna. He said that it is mentioned in the Puranas that the person who takes Vidyarambh Sanskar on this day, i.e. gives good education to his children or is selected for knowledge on that day, is considered very auspicious.
Pandit Shaktidhar Shastri said that during the time of Vikramaditya and Raja Bhoj, debate competitions were held on Basant Panchami for the growth of knowledge and science and to honour scholars and great scholars were honoured, whenever Panchak comes in Sankhyak Nakshatra, there is 5 times loss or 5 times gain, that is why on Basant Panchami, not only 5 times but many thousand times virtue is attained.
Devotees say that by taking bath in Ganga on the festival of Basant Panchami, the troubles of their life are removed. Along with this, they also get the blessings of Maa Saraswati and Lakshmi. He said that only by taking bath in Ganga, one can attain salvation.
