Indian Hindu Holy Figure: "Saraswati"

This devotional figure represents the Hindu goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Hindus display and decorate images of their gods as part of their religious devotions.

Saraswati's four arms correspond to the four aspects of learning: intellect, alertness, mind and ego. In some representations, one hand holds a lotus, the symbol of knowledge, and another holds sacred scripture. In other representations, Saraswati holds a book, a rosary and a water pot. She is always shown with a veena, a string instrument.

Saraswati was worshipped first as a goddess of the river and later became the goddess of knowledge.

Hinduism is the oldest living religion, about 4,000 – 5,000 years old. Hindu people believe that Brahman is the creator, preserver and transformer of existence. Gods that are part of Brahman include Vishnu, the preserver god, and Shiva, the god of destruction. Hinduism came from India. No one person founded the religion. There are many Hindu holy books. Hindus honor their deities through worship. Hindus tell stories of the ways that the gods interact with each other and with humans. Hindus believe in rebirth after death (reincarnation); their goal is to escape the movement of the soul into another body and to become one with Brahman.


Source:
https://www.bu.edu/phpbin/calendar/event.php?cid=17&id=235478#:~:text=Saraswati (also 'Sarasvati') is,speech, wisdom, and learning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saraswati