Seven Day International Saraswati Mahotsav 2025 starts in Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the seven-day’ International Saraswati Mahotsav’ 2025 at ‘ Adi Badri ‘ in the Yamunagar district of Haryana on 29 January 2025.The Mahotsav will continue till 4th February 2025, during which various seminars, cultural events, and Saras mela will be held.

The Saras mela showcases the products of rural artisans and provides a market platform to sell their products.

The 2025 International Saraswati Mahotsav is being organised by the Haryana government on a larger scale and is modelled on the recently concluded International Gita Mahotsav.

Who has Organised the International Saraswati Mahotsav’?

The  International Saraswati Mahotsav is being organised by the Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board, Government of Haryana.

About the International Saraswati Mahotsav 2025

• The inaugural event of the International Saraswati Mahotsav 2025 was held at Adi Badri, which is believed to be the birthplace of the River Goddess Saraswati.
• The main events will be held in Pehowa, Jyotisar, and Brahma Sarovar.
• Religious events will be held at all the tirthas along the banks of the now dried-up Saraswati River.
• Sarasvati Sthanam Sammelan will be organised in which the representatives of tirthas situated on the banks of the Sarasvati River from Yamunanagar to Gujarat and scholars will participate
• A Saraswati yatra from Gajlana village to Pipli in Kurukshetra will also be organised.

About River Saraswati 

According to a report of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),  Vedic Saraswati rivers flowed parallel to the present-day Indus River system in around 6000 B.C. 

• The Saraswati  River originated in the Himalayas and along with several tributaries like Sutlej, Yamuna, Chautang, and Drishadvati, flowed through the western part of Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains. 
• The Saraswati river system passed through the present states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan and finally discharged into Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat. 
• Around 3000 B.C. the river dried up and disappeared due to climatic and tectonic changes in the Himalayan region. 

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