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Know why we celebrate Vasant Panchami or Saraswati Puja

New Delhi: Vasant Panchami or Saraswati Puja is a popular Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of learning Saraswati, who is the deity of knowledge, art and music.She is generally shown seated on a white

know why we celebrate vasant panchami or saraswati puja

India TV News Desk February 04, 2014 7:00 IST

New Delhi: Vasant Panchami or Saraswati Puja is a popular Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of learning Saraswati, who is the deity of knowledge, art and music.

She is generally shown seated on a white lotus, wearing a white silk sari and holding a book in her lower left hand.

The eyes of the goddess are full of compassion. Her four hands denote four facets of human personality namely mind, intellect, alertness and ego.

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