Basant (festival)
basant spring time kite flying event basant panchami festival punjab according punjabi calendar held fifth day lunar month magha late january early february marking start spring amritsar lahore kasur traditional area kite flying festival held popular basant mela held lahore see festival lahore however festival also traditionally celebrated area sialkot gujranwala gurdaspur historically maharaja ranjit singh held annual basant fair introduced kite flying regular feature fair held th century included holding fair sufi shrine maharaja ranjit singh queen moran would dress yellow fly kite basant association kite flying basant soon became punjabi tradition centre lahore remains regional hub festival throughout punjab region indeed maharaja ranjit singh held darbar court lahore basant lasted ten day time soldier would dress yellow show military prowess tradition basant lahore included woman swaying swing singing festival basant celebrated across malwa punjab people organize gathering fly kite area firozpur child generally fly kite mark auspicious occasion large fair organised day basant panchmi shiva temple bansari gudri located dhuri sangrur district fair includes swing ride food north india punjab province pakistan basant considered seasonal festival celebrated spring festival kite festival mark commencement spring season punjab region including punjab province pakistan basant panchami long established tradition flying kite holding fair includes pothohar plateau basant celebrated ralwalpindi pakistan flying kite despite ban flying kite kite enthusiast still continue celebrate festival according express tribune spite ban kite sort spindle twine available freely old city area rawalpindi people also light firework play loud music date basant panchami set traditional hindu calendar date basant kite festival lahore pakistan determined authority always sunday usually end february beginning march festival banned primarily increasing number death serious injury various cause related festival including another reason cited ban cost electricity power transmission system related widely reported pakistan since ban lifted however happened nawaiwaqt pakistani daily opposed basant panchami celebration pakistan arguing festival celebrated haqiqat rais insult muhammad one major reason ban lawyer lahore challenged basant lahore high court religious ground persuade court lawyer asserted basant solely hindu celebration also mentioned loss life electronic good result basant result basant outlawed city saraswati puja vasanta ritu festival lahore