Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja are being celebrated in different parts of the country today with religious fervour and traditional gaiety. People especially students worship Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge on this occasion. <br/><br/>In Uttar Pradesh, the fourth bathing festival is being held at Magh Mela in Allahabad. About 70 lakh devotees are expected to take a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers on this occasion. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that braving cold weather, pilgrims are thronging the Mela area and bathing ghats since early morning and bathing will continue until late this evening. <br/><br/>

Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja are being celebrated in different parts of the country today with religious fervour and traditional gaiety. People especially students worship Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge on this occasion. <br/>In Uttar Pradesh, the fourth bathing festival is being held at Magh Mela in Allahabad. About 70 lakh devotees are expected to take a holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers on this occasion. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that braving cold weather, pilgrims are thronging the Mela area and bathing ghats since early morning and bathing will continue until late this evening. <br/><br/>