Sufis are credited for bringing the festival into the Muslim pantheon in the Indian subcontinent.

By the Mughal period, Basant was a popular festival at the major

Sufi shrines. We have, for example, mentions of Nizam Auliya ki Basant, Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki ki Basant, Khusrau ki Basant; festivals arranged around the shrines
of these various Sufi saints. Khusrau, the famous Sufi-poet of the thirteenth century, even composed verses on Basant:
Aaj basant manaalay, suhaagan,
Aaj basant manaalay
Anjan manjan kar piya mori, lambay neher lagaalay
Tu kya sovay neend ki maasi,
So jaagay teray bhaag, suhaagun,
Aaj basant manaalay.
Oonchi naar kay oonchay chitvan,
Ayso diyo hai banaaye
Shah Amir tuhay dekhan ko,
nainon say naina milaaye,
Suhaagun, aaj basant manaalay.
Translation:
Celebrate basant today,
O bride, Celebrate Basant today
Apply kajal to your eyes, and decorate your long hair
Oh why are you the servant of sleep?
Even your fate is wide awake,
Celebrate Basant today,
O high lady with high looks,
That is how you were made,
When the king looks at you, your eyes meet his eyes,
O Bride, Celebrate Basant today.
Another historic account is given in the book Punjab Under the Later Mughals. According to this book, when Zakariya Khan (17071759) was the governor of
Punjab, a Hindu of Sialkot, by the name of Haqeeqat Rai Bakhmal Puri spoke words of disrespect for the Prophet Muhammad and his daughter Fatima due to
teasing by Muslim boys. He was arrested and sent to Lahore to await trial. The court, gave him capital punishment. The Hindu population was stirred to request
Zakariya Khan to lift the death sentence given to Haqeeqat Rai but he did not accede to their request. Eventually the death penalty was carried out and the entire
Hindu population went into mourning.
As a tribute to the memory of this child, a prosperous Hindu, Kalu Ram initiated the Basant 'mela' in (Marrhi) Kot Khwaja Saeed (Khoje Shahi) in Lahore. (This
place is now known as Baway di marrhi.) It is the last stop on the route of Wagon no. 60 from Bhati Gate. Dr. B.S. Nijjar states on Page no. 279 of his book that
the Basant 'mela' is celebrated in memory of Hakeekat Rai.[7]
In sanskrit Vasanta means spring and Panchami is the fifth day of the fortnight of waxing moon (Shukla Paksha) in the Hindu month of Magh, JanuaryFebruary of
English calendar.
In the Vedas the day of Vasanta Panchami is dedicated to Goddess Sarasvati. It is not a national holiday in India but the schools are closed and the students
participate in decoration and arrangement of the worship place. A few weeks before the celebration, schools become active in organizing various annual
competitions of music, debate, sports and other activities. Prizes are distributed on the day of Vasanta Panchami. Many schools organize cultural activities in the
evening of the Saraswati Puja day when parents and other community members attend the functions to encourage the children. Sarasvati is the goddess of
learning. Sarasvati bestows the greatest wealth to humanity, the wealth of knowledge.
In the Vedas the prayer for Sarasvati depicts her as a white lady in white dress bedecked with white flowers and white pearls, sitting on a white lotus, which is
blooming in a wide stretch of water. She holds Veena, a string-instrument, like Sitar, for playing music. The prayer finally concludes, "Oh Mother Sarasvati remove
the darkness (ignorance) of my mind and bless me with the eternal knowledge." The Vedas describe Sarasvati as a water deity, goddess of a river of the same
name. According to popular belief Sarasvati, originating from the Himalayas, flowed southeast, ultimately meeting the Ganges at Prayag, near the confluence of
Yamuna. Hence the place is called Triveni. In due time this course of water petered away.
The mythological history of Sarasvati associates her with the holy rituals performed on the banks of the river Sarasvati. She is worshipped as a goddess of
speech, attributed to the formation of Vach (words), invention of Sanskrit language and composition of hymns.

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Ritu

Vasanta

Season Hindu lunar months

Spring

Phalguna andChaitra

Gregorian
month

Characteristics

Seasonal festivals

~ March 20 to
May 20

Temperature around 20-30

degrees; marriage season

Ugadi, Gudhi Padwa, Holi, Rama

Navami,Vishu/RongaliBihu/Baisakhi/Tamil Puthandu, Hanuman
Jayanti

\Mann mein hariyaali si aayi,

phoolon ne jab gandh udaayi,
bhaagi thandi der saver,
ab ritu basant hai aayi.
Koyal gaati kuhoo kuhoo,
bhanvare karte hain gunjaar,
rang birangi rangon waali,
titaliyon ki mauj bahaar.
baagh mein hai chidiyon ka shor,
naach raha jangal mein mor,
naache gaayein jitana par,
dil maange "Once More".
honthon par muskaan sajaakar,
masti mein ras prem ka ghole,
'Deep' basant sikhaata humko,
na kisi se kadwa bolein.

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