Kathmandu: President Bidya Devi Bhandari reached Nasal Chowk in Hanumandhoka Palace and performed the Vasant Shravan on Thursday.

It is a tradition for the President to visit the place on the occasion of Saraswati Puja and listen to the spring. This practice has been done since the time of King Pratap Malla. According to the same tradition, the President who reached Nasalchowk was welcomed by a troop of the Nepali Army and also saluted with panchebaza.

On that occasion, President Bhandari also received flower garlands, tika, and prasad from the priest. President Bhandari also worshiped Goddess Saraswati on the occasion of Vasant Shravan.

President Bhandari along with Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chief Justice Harikrishna Karki, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, and Speaker of the National Assembly Ganesh Prasad Timilsana were present at the spring hearing ceremony.

Goddess Saraswati is worshiped all over the country on the day of Vasant Panchami. There is a scriptural statement that even if you listen to Vasant Shravan on the day of Vasant Panchami.

 You will get happiness, peace, and prosperity. It is believed that the spring season starts from the day of Vasant Panchami, and it is believed that the nature of the world takes a new form from this day itself.