Vasant Panchami: On the special day of Vasant Panchami, worship of Maa Saraswati, the song will begin with the tilak of Mahadev ….

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Last update:03 February, 2025, 09:20 IST

Vasant Panchami: Vasant Panchami is also related to the festival of Holi. Holi starts with Vasant Panchami across Bihar. Not only this, there is a tradition of singing Fagua in many areas of Bihar during Holi.

Jamui The festival of Vasant Panchami is celebrated with great pomp throughout Bihar. In this way, this festival is related to education, students and students associated with education. But in Bihar, a special tradition is also discharged regarding Basant Panchami. Vasant Panchami is also related to the festival of Holi, Holi starts with Vasant Panchami across Bihar. Not only this, there is a tradition of singing Fagua in many areas of Bihar during Holi. It is also believed that the song Fagua starts during Vasant Panchami. But do you know why this happens and what is the reason behind it. Karmakandi Pandit Gopal Pandey says that Vasant Panchami is also related to Mahashivaratri.

Fagua song starts only after Vasant Panchami
During Holi, people celebrate Holi by applying color, abir and gulal to each other. But there is a very old tradition of singing Fagua in Bihar. People sing traditional Fagua songs during Holi. But it is said that it is not gone from the next day of Holi. Then you can never sing it throughout the year. Fagua songs are completely compulsory.

Even today, we give best wishes by applying gulal
The song Fagua starts during Saraswati Puja. During Vasant Panchami, people sit with Dholak, Jhal etc. and start the song Fagua. This tradition is being discharged for a long time and during Vasant Panchami, people also give each other a rich gulal and wish Holi. It is believed that the entire festival of Holi starts from Vasant Panchami itself.

There is also a very special relationship with Lord Shankar
Karmakandi Pandit Gopal Pandey said that Vasant Panchami also has a very special relationship with Lord Shankar. On Mahashivaratri, Lord Bholenath is married with great pomp, but his Tilakotsav is celebrated on the day of Vasant Panchami. Therefore Vasant Panchami is celebrated with great pomp. He told that Lord Mother Saraswati is worshiped methodically on the day of Vasant Panchami. Songs of Tilakotsav of Lord Bholenath are sung at the place where the mother’s statue is installed. Along with this, a grand event is also organized in different Shiva temples and preparations are also made for Tilakotsav of Lord Bholenath. People also sing Fagua at the place of installing the statue and start Holi. Mata Saraswati is also offered Abir-Gulal during Saraswati Puja.