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This Sanskrit mantra invokes Goddess Saraswati, the powerful Hindu embodiment of Shakti energy in the form of creativity, language, wisdom, knowledge, art and music.
Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami 2025
Vasant Panchami day is dedicated to Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped on Vasant Panchami day. Vasant Panchami is also known as Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami.
People worship Goddess Saraswati to get enlighten with knowledge and to get rid of lethargy, sluggishness and ignorance. This ritual of initiating education to children is known as Akshar-Abhyasam or Vidya-Arambham/Praasana which is one of the famous rituals of Vasant Panchami. Schools and colleges arrange pujas in the morning to seek blessing of the Goddess.
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Young Devotees must take a wooden plank and place an idol of Goddess Saraswati. Spread some unbroken rice on which they must keep a kalash filled with water.
You are advised to not let anything upset you or make you angry on this day. This is because anger can stand in the way of you receiving the virtuous results of worshipping Maa Saraswati. Also, you should not consume meat and alcohol on the day of Basant Panchami and stick to a Satvic diet
i like to keep my walls filled with art i love. this is that picture of 3 hindu goddesses that all look the same. yet, the one on the right is Saraswati, i am sure!
the other 2 are Siri Lakshmi and Parvati, right to left.
this series/album "wall position" is several pieces of my wall art yet, with a software twist.
On the one hand, the worship of Bagdevi ( the goddess of learning) falls today.
On the other hand, the celebration of love also clashes. Homes, schools, colleges, and universities resonated with melodious hymns dedicated to Goddess Saraswati from the early hours of the morning.
Basically the period till the middle of February is celebrated as the season of love. Somewhat coincidentally, this February 14 is even more significant.
The image of the city today is largely different due to the worship of Goddess Saraswati. Compared to other years, Valentine's camaraderie and love practically braved the overflowing crowd of youngsters at Saraswati Puja in the city today.
Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, IAST: Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning.[5] She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati.[6][7]
The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is in the Rigveda.[8] She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic period through the modern period of Hindu traditions.[9] She is generally shown to have four arms, holding a book, a rosary, a water pot, and a musical instrument called the veena. Each of these items have a symbolic meaning in Hinduism.
Saw this on a door in a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal (not to be confused with Timbuktu, Mali!). Shot with Nikon 24-70mm lens on Nikon D800.
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The fort in its present form was built in 8th century by the raja of Jaisalmir and Bahawalpur area. According to the historians there existed a fort here in prehistoric ages as well. Derawar fort was captured by Abbasis in 1735.
The fort has forty impressive bastions and has a circumference of 1500 meters, the fort stands thirty meters high.
The plains surrounding the fort were once watered by river Hakra which does not exist any more. This river was known as Saraswati in Vedic times.
There is a legend associated with the fort according to which a hefty treasure lies stashed away some where in its undergrounds chambers.
I was greatly disappointed to see its bastions and rampart crumbling down due to utter neglect by its present owners.
Going there and shooting its magnificent facade has always been an elusive dream for me until Feb 2106 on my last visit to Pakistan when I finally decided to visit Bahawalpur and booked a taxi on the very same day to this iconic fort.
.. in the cave of a hidden basement, in a jain temple .. probably to protect from mogul invaders.
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Saraswati (Sanskrit, f., सरस्वती, Sarasvatī) oder Bharati ist eine indische Göttin, die die weibliche Kraft (Shakti) des Gottes Brahma ist. Sie ist die älteste Göttin des Hinduismus und wird schon im Rig Veda erwähnt. Ursprünglich war sie eine Flussgöttin und wird auch heute noch mit dem fruchtbaren und reinen Wasser und dem Soma in Verbindung gebracht. Sie gilt als Göttin der Weisheit, des Intellekts, der Musik, Gelehrsamkeit, Sprache und Poesie, die die Schrift erfunden hat. Sie gilt als Verkörperung und Beschützerin der Kultur und der Künste.
Sie wird als schlanke, junge Frau gezeigt, die vier Arme hat, in denen sie ein Gefäß mit Wasser trägt, ein Saiteninstrument (die Vina), eine Mala (Gebetskette) und die Veden. Sie gilt als Verkörperung der Reinheit und Transzendenz. So ist ihr Reittier auch der Schwan, im Hinduismus ein Symbol der spirituellen Transzendenz und Perfektion. Oft wird sie auch auf einem Lotos sitzend dargestellt.
In der hinduistischen Mythologie wird erzählt, Saraswati sei aus dem Gott Brahma geboren worden. Brahma hatte das Verlangen, die Schöpfung hervorzubringen und begab sich in Meditation, woraufhin sich sein Körper in eine männliche und eine weibliche Hälfte, Saraswati, teilte. Brahma vereinte sich mit ihr und daraus entstand der Halbgott Manu, der die Welt erschuf. Oft wird auch erzählt, Saraswati entstamme dem Mund des Brahma und sei entstanden als dieser die Welt durch seine schöpferische Rede erschuf.
In einem anderen Mythos ist es Krishna, aus dem Saraswati entsteht. Dieser teilte sich in männlich und weiblich, Geist und Materie (Purusha und Prakriti) um die Welt zu erschaffen. Die weibliche Hälfte nahm die Form von fünf dynamischen Kräften oder Shaktis an, von denen eine Saraswati war. Ihre Funktion war es die Wirklichkeit mit Innenschau, Wissen und Lernen zu verbinden.
Vasant Panchami, der wichtigste Feiertag der Göttin, auch Saraswati Puja genannt, findet im Frühjahr statt. Bilder der Göttin werden in Schulen und Universitäten aufgestellt, Bücher, Schreibzeug, Musikinstrumente und Gurus werden geehrt und es gibt kulturelle Programme und Prozessionen.
In vielen indischen Religionen wird Saraswati verehrt, nicht nur im Hinduismus, sondern auch im Jainismus und Buddhismus. In Japan ist sie unter dem Namen Benten oder Benzaiten bekannt. In Südindien beginnen Konzerte mit traditioneller Musik mit einer Invokation der Göttin.
Saraswati ist im Rigveda auch ein Nebenfluss des Indus, s. Saraswati (Fluss).
The craftsman's ability to capture the calm emotion of Saraswati Devi is the specialty of this carving.
This small silver mask was made in Bali. Religion in Bali is strongly influenced by both Hindu and Buddhism. The crafstman who sold this make to me told me she is Saraswati.( Background is a nice piece of Balinese ikat.)
" (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, learning, philosophy, creativity and nature worshipped throughout Nepal and India. She is a part of the trinity (Tridevi) of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati..)"
My 481st image to make it into Explore. Thank You !
The outfit is made by Raouken. She makes wonderful stuff.
Bodyblushing and face-up by me. It's all done with airbrush :)
[from Wiki] The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening"), also called the Mahabodhi Tree, Bo Tree, is a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who became known as the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment or buddhahood circa 500 BCE under this tree.[4] In religious iconography, the Bodhi Tree is recognizable by its heart-shaped leaves, which are usually prominently displayed.
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This week was the Hindu festival of Saraswati. Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts. She is generally depicted as having four arms, as playing a musical instrument (the vina), and as having a peacock at her feet.
I took this picture of these Saraswati figures in the potters area of Kolkata known as Kumortuli. This famous neighborhood which has been around since the 17th century, produces clay idols of Hindu gods and goddesses for all the various Hindu festivals. They are perhaps best known for their figures of the goddess Durga. The effigies range in size from small, table-top figures to massive displays over 10 feet tall, and they are shipped to over 90 countries around the world.
To make the figures, the potters typically start with a wood and bamboo skeleton. Next they are covered with straw to create the shape and then the dummy is coated with an initial layer of thick clay. After drying for a few days another coat is applied, smoothed, and allowed to dry before the process of modeling begins. Eventually the figures will be painted with elaborate colors, decorated and embellished before they are shipped out.
Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple dans l'état indien du Tamil Nadu.
Sculpture de Sarasvati déesse hindoue de la connaissance, de l'éloquence, de la sagesse et des arts.
Twelfth century dancing Saraswati sculpture on the exterior wall of Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu, Karnataka, India.
The Hoysala Art flourished in the southern India under the reign of the Hoysala empire during 10th to 14th centuries AD. The rich artistic form of stone carvings in Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu, Karnataka had creative influences of Jain, Buddhist and Hindu art and religions. Built in 1120 AD, the Hoysaleswara temple of Halebidu is a in true sense a gallery of artwork. The instant sculpture of Goddess Saraswati has somewhat different creative sense from the traditional depiction of the Goddess holding a lute in hand while sitting upon a swan. Here we see the Goddess in dancing mood with four hands, holding Vedas (holy book), Veena (lute), Kalasa (water pot) and Mala (garland) respectively signifying wisdom, music, purity and meditative senses. The goddess Saraswati had been used significantly in Hoysala art and in most of the Hindu temples in India during 8th to 12th centuries AD while the researchers tell about the religious acknowledgement of Goddess Saraswati in other countries like Japan [as Benzaiten (弁財天) as Buddhism travelled there], Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bali and Thailand also since the 6th century AD in the form of the Goddess of Wisdom, Truth, Peace and Music.
Please enjoy the piece of art of Hoysala in the Hoysaleswara temple, Halebidu, Karnataka, India.
Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती, Sarasvatī) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning
The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a goddess is in the Rigveda. She has remained significant as a goddess from the Vedic period through modern times of Hindu traditions. Some Hindus celebrate the festival of Vasant Panchami (the fifth day of spring, and also known as Saraswati Puja and Saraswati Jayanti in so many parts of India) in her honour, and mark the day by helping young children learn how to write the letters of the alphabet on that day
Near the main ghat along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India.
When taking street portraits, I generally like to ask the names of my subjects, and in the best cases, if circumstances permit, to email them their photo or to even deliver a printed copy. In India, it was a different matter. Especially in Varanasi, due to the foreign nature of the setting and the language barrier, I mostly forgot that I had learned years before how to say "What is your name?" in Hindi. With this gentleman, however, who I saw for a second time the day after this photo was taken, I did manage to ask him his name.
In spite of his serious demeanor in this photo, he was actually quick to smile and laugh as a group of us were speaking. I think for this more formal photo, where he his presenting the teaching mudra, or gesture, he is wanting to display his genuine commitment to his spiritual path.
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