Basant festival ( Vasanta )in India and Pakistan corresponding to spring ( Jashn-e-Baharaan)
A kite shop selling kites in India. Vasanta or Basant is one of the six ritus (seasons) corresponding to spring. It is also short for Vasanta Panchami an Indian festival celebrated every year on the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magh (JanuaryFebruary), the first day of spring. 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. 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 and Diwali in addition to Basant. Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE) has composed songs using the ...























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