Festivals in Nepal - Shree
Panchami or Basant Panchami
SHREEPANCHAMI OR BASANT PANCHAMI
Shreepanchami always falls on the 5th day of
the bright fortnight of the Nepalese calendar of Magh (13th Feb, this year). Its
arrival traditionally marks the advent of spring and offers an exciting festive
opportunity to the spring – enthusiasts to celebrate the occasion. One of the
most important aspects of Shreepanchami is Vasant Shrawan signifying the
listening to the ceremonial singing of the classical spring song at Hanuman
Dhoka Palace at Kathmandu. His Majesty the king accompanied by many high-ranking
government officials attends the ceremony. Ceremonial salute guns boom into the
air to mark the occasion while the royal priests chant prayers to Saraswati, the
goddess of learning and fine arts. Swaraswati symbolizes the embodiment of
spiritual knowledge. She is regarded as Vidhya, the knowledge incarnate. She is
also called Adyaa meaning the ever existing one.
In art form, Saraswati is generally shown seated on a full blown lotus. She is
pure white in her material from and wears a lovely spotless sari. Her mount is
the swan, the symbol of her discriminating power. Her four-armed image is very
popular. Two of her lower hands hold a veena, a typical classical musical
instrument which indicates her love for music. Her upper right hand hold a rose
which symbolizes her meditational nature and her left hand hold a book
symbolizing her knowledge and vision. She is also shown sometimes with her lower
right hand in the boon giving gesture.
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