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Basant Panchami, which is also known as Saraswati Puja day, is celebrated to worship the 'Goddess of Wisdom'. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of 'Magh', which marks the onset of the Spring season. (Text: IANS)
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Idols of goddess Saraswati at a workshop ahead of Saraswati Puja celebrations in Patna. Basant Panchami, which is also known as Saraswati Puja Day, is celebrated to worship the 'Goddess of Wisdom'. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of 'Magh', which marks the onset of the Spring season. (Photo: IANS)
2 / 6Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (right) meets Hindu religious leaders at the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna, on the eve of the Basant Panchami festival in Prayagraj. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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