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Saraswati Puja: Observed by: Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Java and Bali (Indonesia and many other countries) [2] Type: Cultural: Significance: Spring, harvest, Goddess Saraswati [2] Celebrations: Worship of Goddess Saraswati [2] [3] Date: Magha Shukla Panchami: 2025 date: 2 February (Sunday)
The 2025 Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, also referred to as the 2025 Prayag Kumbh Mela, is the ongoing iteration of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival celebrating a full orbital revolution of Jupiter around the Sun. It is scheduled from 13 January to 26 February 2025, at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sarasvati Pushkaram is a festival of River Sarasvati that normally occurs once every 12 years. Saraswati River is considered as the "Antarvahini" (invisible river) which flows at Triveni Sangam.
Celebrated on the 5th day in the Hindu calendar month of Magha, it is also known as Sarasvati Puja and Sarasvati Jayanti in India. In south India In Kerala and Tamil Nadu , the last three days of the Navaratri festival, i.e., Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami, are celebrated as Sarasvati Puja.
Saraswati puja, Hindu festival in honor of goddess Saraswati observed on the fifth lunar day in this month, popular in Bangladesh, and Assam and West Bengal states of India. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Observances
Date: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada: 2025 date: 30 March (Sunday) ... Narasimha Saraswati; Nayanars; ... The same day is observed as a New Year by Hindus in many other ...
The fair typically overlaps with the Hindu festival of Saraswati Puja. Saraswati is the Goddess of Learning, and hence many Hindu households observe the day by worshiping books on that day and not touching books for any other purpose. This practice causes a lower footfall on the corresponding day in the book fair.
As the second wave was increasing infections in India, calls to cancel the festival were rejected by the state and central government that assured the festival clean and safe. [88] In January 2025, at least 50 people died and 100 others were injured in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj, and Amrit Snan was temporary suspended. [89]