The month of love! How about writing a love story this month?

It is the 16th of February, and this year it isn't a random date. Today we celebrate Saraswati Puja, or Vasant Panchami, the start of Spring! Love is synonymous with Spring, and rightly so, as it blossoms like a flower in bloom, blushing in its vibrant hues. Saraswati Puja is celebrated by the people all over India in hues of yellow. Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. In many parts of India, it is considered as an auspicious day for kids to write their first words with their fingers/pen/pencil. But the day  is also synonymous with something else. For the youth in West Bengal, it is also celebrated as a lovely version of Valentine's Day.  It isn't hard to imagine why the day turns into our very own version of Valentine's Day. Women are clad in beautiful sarees, and men adorn themselves in beautiful Indian kurtas. Quite romantic, isn't it? That's why, after the Anjali,  the youth can be seen enjoying themselves with groups of friends, or their partners, all wearing auspicious colours. 

This is what this month's prompt is about. Are you going to your college with your friends, dressed up and all, and when your not-quite-a-friend sees you, do you feel the flutter in your heart? Is it the day you confess? Will he? Are you giving the anjali in your apartment's community hall, and you can't stop staring at your neighbour, who's wearing this beautiful brown kurta, that kinda matches your saree? Does he notice? Are you a girl out with your friends, clad in a yellow and red saree, and when you people walk into your friend's home to give anjali, do you suddenly feel the sparks fly when your eyes catch a guy wearing a white kurta, who also looks at you in some kind of way? 

Add a girl in a saree, a boy in a kurta, and a bright morning when you all feel beautiful. What do you get?  Tell us in your stories!

> Get your brain wired up and start writing from today, February 16th!!

>The deadline is February 28th! Winners will be announced the week after.

>Your entry can be within 500-1000 words. Not more than that.

>All entries must be newly written for this contest to be eligible. Entries written prior to this period will not be eligible.

>Entries must be published from your own profile, and can be either a newly published work, or a part of a pre-existing collection. (In the case of the latter, only the chapter containing the entry for this contest will be accepted)

>Remember to add the tags #mohabbatein #saraswatiinasaree to your story!

>Mature content is not being accepted. Even so, all stories must adhere to the Wattpad Content Guidelines.

>Your entry may be in English or in Hindi. Those will be the only languages accepted for now :)

>Fanfictions aren't allowed. The entries must be original fiction :)

>All entries must contain romance, and fit the prompt. Besides that, go crazy!

>Only one entry per person. But, joint profiles may collaborate to submit one entry.

>All entries must be submitted through this form.

>Please post a link of your entries in the comment section! You can read each others' entries and spread the fun!

It's really good to be rewarded, especially after writing something that celebrates love, isn't it? So prizes!

>The winning entries get listed in the reading list Mohabbatein Winners on our profile!

>The writers and their entries get a shoutout in this book, and get promotions on our profile! Awesome, right?

>The best part? A shiny sticker that the winner gets to stick on their book with the winning entry!

>The winning entry gets added to our anthology book called The Winner's Anthology!

Excited enough? We are too!

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Now let's go!