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Sarasvati
Hindu godess of wisdom and the arts.
She has four arms and holds a musical instrument and manuscripts showing her mastery of wisdom.
Hindus turn to Saraswati for assistance with all the arts, artistic expression, and intellectual endeavour.
The arts form a major part of sacred life in Hinduism, with music and dance being an important aspect of worship.
Musical instruments, books, speech, knowledge, intellect are regarded as symbols of Saraswati.She is also believed to be the provider of knowledge that dispels ignorance and unhappiness.Saraswati is worshipped by seekers of knowledge especially students, scholars and scientists.
She has sacred scriptures in one hand and a lotus (the symbol of true knowledge ) in the second.
With her other two hands she plays the music of love and life on a string instrument called the veena.