Basant festival celebrations in AmritsarIndian school teachers wearing symbolic yellow colored clothes perform prayers in front of an idol of Goddess Saraswati during an event to mark the Basant festival in a school in Amritsar , India , 22 January 2018 . ' Basant Panchami ' or the Festival of Spring is celebrated mainly in the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab , marking the start of the spring season . It is celebrated at the end of winter to welcome spring . ' Basant Ritu ' means the ' spring season ' in Hindi . It is during this time that the mustard fields are in full bloom giving the impression of yellow carpets laid out on the land . People welcome this change of season by wearing yellow clothes and flying kites . EPA / RAMINDER PAL SINGH ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전