Celebrating Saraswati
- Art / Culture
- 19 August, 2017
- 19 August, 2017
- Bali, Indonesia
Celebrating Saraswati, Goddess of Knowledge & Arts
Festival, Public Holidays, Festivities: Religious Festivals
Hari Raya Saraswati is the day devoted to Saraswati the Goddess of Knowledge and Arts. You can easily recognize her in statues and paintings as a 4 armed beautiful woman dressed in pale colored clothes holding a lontar (a palm leaf manuscript), a musical string instrument (usually a type of lute) and a mala (string of prayer beads). She will be sitting or standing on a lotus flower or sometimes sitting on a swan surrounding by lotus flowers. The swan symbolizes knowing the difference between good and evil while the water lily or lotus flower indicates holiness.
Religious Events & Festivals
Area: – All over Bali
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