‘Vasantotsava’ had attained the place as a national festival throughout Samudragupta’s empire. People of all sects and languages used to come together and celebrate Vasantotsava.
The Vasantotsava festivities used to commence on the day of Māgha Shuddha Panchami, and continue till Phālguna Pournima. It was so because although the months of Chaitra and Vaishākh are considered to be the months of spring, in Bhārat, the signs of spring appear in the month of Māgha itself, starting with Makar Sankranti, which coincides with the beginning of Uttarayana. Another reason for the Vasantotsava festivities to start from Māgha Shuddha Panchami was the favourable weather conditions prevailing in the subcontinent of Bhārat during this period.
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