Goddess Saraswati

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Goddess Saraswati is the Hindu deity of knowledge, wisdom, music, arts, and learning, often depicted in white attire with a veena and a book.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Goddess Saraswati canonical 8
Hindu goddess Saraswati 2
goddess Saraswati 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu goddess
Vedic deity
river goddess
associatedRiver Saraswati River
associatedWith arts
education
knowledge
learning
music
poetry
speech
wisdom
consortOf Brahma
dayOfSpecialWorship fifth day of Magha (Vasant Panchami)
depictedWith book
peacock
rosary
swan
veena
white lotus
domain fine arts
grammar
music theory
rhetoric
equivalentInBuddhism Sarasvati
linked to: Saraswati
equivalentInJainism Sarasvati
linked to: Saraswati
festival Saraswati Puja
Vasant Panchami
iconographicAttribute four arms
seated on lotus
white garments
languageAssociation Sanskrit
memberOf Tridevi
mount peacock
swan
objectHeld book
rosary
veena
water pot
otherMemberOfTridevi Lakshmi
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)

Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi
parentage daughter of Brahma (in some traditions)
daughter of Shiva (in some traditions)
regionOfWorship Bali
Bangladesh
India
Indonesia
Nepal
Sri Lanka
religion Hinduism
scriptureMention Atharvaveda
Puranas
Rigveda
Yajurveda
symbolizes creative energy
eloquence
intellect
purity
title Goddess of Knowledge
linked to: Minerva

Goddess of Learning
Goddess of Music
Goddess of Speech
typicalColorOfAttire white
worshippedBy artists
musicians
scholars
students
teachers

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saraswati Puja dedicatedTo Goddess Saraswati
Dvaraka Sharada Peetham dedicatedTo Goddess Saraswati
Saraswati River namedAfter goddess Saraswati
linked to: Goddess Saraswati
veena associatedWith Hindu goddess Saraswati
linked to: Goddess Saraswati
Benten-sama hasSyncretismWith Hindu goddess Saraswati
linked to: Goddess Saraswati
Sharada Peeth dedicatedTo Goddess Saraswati
Sharada Temple, Sringeri dedicatedTo Goddess Saraswati
subject linked to: Sharada Temple
Goddess Sharada identifiedWith Goddess Saraswati
Goddess Tara relatedTo Goddess Saraswati
Saraswati Koop associatedWithDeity Goddess Saraswati
Basar hasDeity Goddess Saraswati
Sharda Peeth dedicatedTo goddess Saraswati
subject linked to: Sharda Peeth (temple ruins)
linked to: Goddess Saraswati