Goddess saraswati, goddess of knowledge. This print from the ravi varma press derived from a painting by raja ravi varma follows the iconographic description of saraswati as found in the 50th chapter of the agni purana. She is described in the agni purana as being attired in white and playing the veena with two arms and holding an aksha-mala (a string of pearls) and a pustaka (book) in the other hands. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1930. Dimensions: height: 70 cm (27.5 in); width: 50 cm (19.6 in). Medium: chromolithograph, print. Raja Ravi Varma, Goddess Saraswati
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