The inspired Devi Sarasvati dances to the music of Her own veena. She is tall and graceful, fairer than any other Devi of the Hindu pantheon. The presiding deity over learning and aesthetics, She is the wife of Lord Brahma, the presiding deity over creative projection; as such, they are inseparable in the light of their twin cosmic function. This explains why the veena, a classical Indian musical instrument, is an integral part of Her iconography. The long-limbed, chaturbhujadharini (four-armed) Devi stands on an upturned lotus bloom. The ball of the left feet, compact and shapely as it is, rests delicately on the pistil. The right leg is bent at a sharper angle at the knee, with the whole foot raised in the air. From its frontal length descends a sprig of vine, all the way down to the pedestal, which adds some balance to the composition.
The lotus is flanked by a pair of miniscule peacocks showing off their plumage as they are perched on their own lotus-shaped plinths. The peacock is often associated with Devi Sarasvati as Her vahana (divine mount) for their beauty. Zoom in on the crown of the Devi, as tall and slender as the rest of Her. The sharp, expressive features of Her face, flanked by statement karnakundalas and another pair of miniscule peacocks resting on the curve of Her shoulders. The exquisite adornments of gold, seemingly embossed on Her peaches-and-cream skin. Sculpted from bronze, the finesse of the medium gives Her a complexion of molten gold.
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