The lovely Devi Sarasvati plays on Her veena. As the presiding deity over learning and the fine arts, Her iconography is incomplete without this classical musical instrument. She is the chaturbhujadharini, with one foot resting on the back of Her vahana as beauteous as She is, the peacock.
The Sarasvati murti that you see on this page is a wood-carved sculpture of substantial proportions. It features a pair of short temple pillars, from the tops of which rises a Kirtimukham archway. It borrows heavily from the traditional temple architecture of South India and forms an aureole behind the ethereal standing figure.
A variety of colours - crimson, ochre, and green, with hints of blue - has been introduced into the composition overall, as well as each of its aspects. Jet black curls cascading from under a bejewelled gold crown, and black omniscient eyes against a deep crimson complexion.
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