On the day Makar Sankranti sun moves out from Dakshinayana and enters Uttarayanan. To express happiness people celebrate Makar Sankrati. This way, people welcome spring season by celebrating the festival of Basant Panchami. Vasant Panchami is the birth day of Goddess Saraswati, the Adhisthtari Devi of Vedas. Saraswati is the Goddess of learning and speech, and one of the three Mahadevi (great Goddess). Basant Panchami has special significance as it is the birthday of Maa Saraswati.

On the day of Basant Panchami, Lord Kaamdev come down to earth with his wife Rati. Love is the foundation of this universe. Basant panchami is also celebrated as welcoming of Kaamdev, God of love. The talk of any festival is incomplete without mentioning the food and dishes. Good food increases the value of the festival or it can be said, nice food prepared at home, give the feel of the festival. India is a vast county. Its culture is really prosperous. This fact can be seen on the occasions of festivals.

What are the best Foods from Bengal?

People of Bengal have faith and devotion for Goddess Durga. Maa Saraswati is known as the gentle and kind form of Goddess Durga. In Bengal, Basant Panchami is known by the name of ‘Sri Panchami’. Bengali people give lot of importance to education. Hence, Saraswati Puja holds special significance for them. In all educational institute Goddess Saraswati is worshipped, on this day. People worship Goddess in their homes as well.

Bengalis are found of sweets. On the day of Vasant Pancahmi, people like to eat sweet food. Saffron, dry fruits and sugar is mixed in rice and cooked. Sweet rice like Pulav is made in almost everyones’ house. Goddess is offered Ladoos and Bundi as Prasaad. This Prasaad is distributed to everyone and then self eaten.

What are the best Foods from Bihar?

As like Bengal, in Bihar also, people celebrate Saraswati Puja on the day of Basant Panchami. In all houses, Mata Saraswati is worshipped. Puja of Goddess Saraswati is organised in educational institutes, on streets, crossing etc. Here, Goddess is offered Kheer and Malpuas. She is gifted Bundi of yellow and saffron color. There is a tradition of eating sweet food on Basant Panchami. People have Kheer, Malpua and Bundi, on this day.

Best Food Items from Jharkand!

There is a Manokamna Shivling established in Jharkand, known as Vaidhynath. On the day of Basant Panchami, Tilak Utsav of Lord Bhole Nath is celebrated in Devghar. The excitement of this festival is expressed by the joy and celebration in whole Jharkand. People worship Lord Shiva together with Goddess Saraswati, on this day. Devotees make Lord Shiva bath with milk. Different varieties of sweets are offered to God which includes yellow colored sweet as well. Public take sweet food in meal, this day.

Uttar Pradesh best recipes for this Basant Pachami

Lord Krishna and Radha are the embodies of love. After getting burnt by Lord Shiva, Kaamdev was born as Pradhuman, son of God Krishna. By grace of Lord Krishna only, Kaamdev could get life in his body. To express the gratitude, people worship Lord Krishna together with Kaamdev, on this day.

Lord Krishna wear yellow colored clothes. Yellow color is very dear to him. In Mathura and Vrindavan, special Puja is organised for Lord Krishna, on Basant Panchami. God id offered various kinds of sweets. All sweets offered to God on this day, have a yellow color. On the day of Vasant Panchami, people eat yellow color sweet and rice.

Punjabi Recipes for Basant Panchami

Like other states, Basant Panchami is celebrated in Punjab as well. People of Punjab organise different kinds of game and competition, on this day. A competition of flying kite is arranged. There is a tradition of eating sweet rice on Vasant Panchami. Also, chapatis of corn and mustard vegetable (Maake ki Roti and Sarso Ka Saag), the popular dish of Punjab is eaten today.

Overall it can be said that, in India there is a tradition of having yellow and saffron colored food items on the day of Basant Panchami. This color is the symbol of light, energy, sacrifice and optimism. The motive of having yellow colored food is to increase energy in the body, become optimistic and prepare oneself to sacrifice for nation.