Saraswati: Goddess of Knowledge and Arts

[BEGINNER] Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom, and learning in Hinduism. She is depicted as a beautiful goddess with four arms (sometimes two), holding a veena (Indian lute — the divine instrument), a book (representing the Vedas), a rosary (symbolizing meditation and spiritual practice), and a water pot (representing the purity of flowing wisdom). She is seated or standing on a lotus or a white swan (Hamsa), and her complexion is typically white or ivory — pure, like the