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| [[File:Saraswati.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Saraswati]]
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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.
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| [[File:Subba Row Medal MKN 2.jpg|left|160px|thumb|Saraswati on Subba Row Medal]]
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| Her image is engraved on the [[Subba Row Medal]] awarded by the [[Theosophical Society (Adyar)|Theosophical Society]] based in Adyar, Chennai, India for contributions to Theosophical literature.
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