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Saraswathi is considered as the personification of all knowledge - arts,
sciences, crafts and all skills. She is seen as a beautiful and elegant presence, pure white in
colour, clad in a white
sari, seated on a white lotus, representing purity and brilliance. She is depicted with
four hands. In one hand she holds a book and in the other a rosary. With her other two
hands, she is seen playing the veena. Her vahana is the swan and sometimes a peacock is
shown accompanying her. The swan is known for its pecliar characteristic of being capable
of seperating out water from milk, indicating that we should possess discrimination in
seperating the bad from the good.
Like Brahma, she is not worshipped much in temples. However, every year the Saraswathi
Pooja (Navarathiri ) is celebrated by all - schools, students, workers, craftsmen,
businessmen offering their prayers for a successful and fruitful coming year.
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