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'''Sarasvatī''' (devanāgarī: सरस्वती) is the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and science. She is the consort of [[Brahmā]], also revered as his [[Shakti]]. She is depicted as a beautiful fair Goddess with four arms, wearing a spotless white saree and seated on a [[White Lotus Day#In Hinduism|white lotus]]. Her symbolic animal is the peacock, whose crowing calls the pious to their religious duties.
'''Sarasvati''' (devanāgarī: सरस्वती ''Sarasvatī'') is the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and science. She is the consort of [[Brahmā]], also revered as his [[Shakti]]. She is depicted as a beautiful fair Goddess with four arms, wearing a spotless white saree and seated on a [[White Lotus Day#In Hinduism|white lotus]]. Her symbolic animal is the peacock, whose crowing calls the pious to their religious duties.


[[File:Subba Row Medal MKN 2.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Saraswati on Subba Row Medal]]
[[File:Subba Row Medal MKN 2.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Saraswati on Subba Row Medal]]

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Saraswati

Sarasvati (devanāgarī: सरस्वती Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, and science. She is the consort of Brahmā, also revered as his Shakti. She is depicted as a beautiful fair Goddess with four arms, wearing a spotless white saree and seated on a white lotus. Her symbolic animal is the peacock, whose crowing calls the pious to their religious duties.

Saraswati on Subba Row Medal

Her image is engraved on the Subba Row Medal awarded by the Theosophical Society based in Adyar, Chennai, India for contributions to Theosophical literature.