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Vasant Panchami

Vasant Panchami 2024, 2025 and 2026

In India, Vasant Panchami is one of the chief Hindu religious festivals and is a widespread public holiday. It is a holiday that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. On the Hindu Calendar, it falls during the month of Magh, which corresponds to sometime in January or February on the Gregorian Calendar.

YearDateDayHolidayStates
202414 FebWedVasant Panchami HR, OR, TR & WB
20253 FebMonVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB
202623 JanFriVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The main religious figure of Vasant Panchami is the Hindu goddess Sarasvati, the “goddess of wisdom”. Sarasvati is supposed to embody all of the sciences, arts, and crafts. And thus, school children will offer her their pencils, pens, and notebooks to be blessed before they go off to use them at school for the year ahead.

Also, young girls will dress up in yellow dresses and go out to any of the many Vasant Panchami festivals taking place. Yellow is the colour of spring in India, and many will offer yellow flowers to the gods. The farm fields will also be yellow this time of year, in many cases, since it is the season when yellow mustard flowers bloom.

A festive pastry eaten for Vasant Panchami, kesar halwa, is also bright yellow because of the saffron in it. Kesar contains nuts, sugar, cardamom, and flour.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHolidayStates
202326 JanThuVasant Panchami HR, OR, TR & WB
20225 FebSatVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB
202116 FebTueVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB
202030 JanThuVasant Panchami HR, OR, TR & WB
201910 FebSunVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB
201822 JanMonVasant Panchami HR, OR, TR & WB
20171 FebWedVasant Panchami HR, OR, PB, TR &
WB