Basant festival celebrations in AmritsarIndian school teachers wearing symbolic yellow colored clothes fly kites 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