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Saraswati Puja Celebration at FIIB
12th February 2016

12th February 2016 witnessed an amalgamation of Divinity and Patriotism at FIIB. Beginning the day at 8:00 AM with Saraswati Puja / Basant Panchami celebration, FIIB community performed Puja rituals in pious way to seek divine blessings from Maa Saraswati. Basant Panchami is one of the noted festivals of Hindu religion ushering in Spring Time. On this Day, Maa Saraswati, Goddess of Knowledge, is worshipped. Festivals and events are a time when Students, Faculty and Staff amalgamate at the college campus to make every moment a success.



Saraswati is the supreme repository of all learning. She is the Goddess of speech, also called Vak in Sanskrit.She represents the union of power and intelligence from which the entire creation arises. She is the Goddess of the Vedas, scriptures, dancing, musical power and poetry. She grants the gifts of learning and writing in man. She is fluidity in any aspect- water, speech, thought. She is wisdom, fortune, intelligence, nourishment, brilliance, contentment, splendour and devotion. She is the consort of Brahma, who created the universe with her knowledge.

Seated on a swan with a peacock by her side and playing her veena called Kacchapi. She holds a crystal rosary, veena, Vedas. She is dressed in white with a necklace of pearls. She bears a crescent Moon on her forehead. Brahma and Saraswati reside in the celestial realm of Brahmapura. One can connect with her through mantra “Om Aim Saraswatyai Swaha”