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Basant Panchami 2022 is celebrated annually on the Panchami Tithi or the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magha, which generally falls in late January or February. Devotees across the nation worship Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of learning, arts and music. Apart from religious belief, the festival also marks the arrival of the spring season. The festival is also considered as the start of preparation for Holika or Holi, which is celebrated 40 days later.
Basant Panchami 2022 Date:
Basant Panchmi will be celebrated in India on February 05, 2022. The day is observed on the Panchami Tithi, Magha Shukla Paksha (fifth day during the waxing phase of the Moon in the Hindu month of Magh) and marks the preparation for the arrival of the spring season.
History of Basant Panchami?
As per Hindu mythology, one day Brahma, who is said to be the creator of the world, wanted to see this universe with his own eye. However, Brahma was completely disappointed with the silence and loneliness of the earth. In order to reduce the silence from Earth, Brahma created an angel with his powers who had a harp in her hands, and Brahma requested her to play something. The angel blessed people on earth with her soulful voice. The angel then came to be known as Saraswati or Veena Vadini.
Significance of Basant Panchami
The day marks the preparation of the arrival of the spring season. Also, on this day people worship Goddess Saraswati, who is the symbol of prosperity. It is believed that Vasant Panchmi is one of the most auspicious days to get married.
As a part of the celebration, people wear Yellow colour on this day as the colour is considered to be the favourite colour of the goddess.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.