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Goddess Sarasvati, 16th century, Rumtek monastery, Sikkim. Here Sarasvati is sitting on a lotus, and is also holding a lotus in her left hand.
In a corridor ceiling in Lunavasahi, there is another image of Sarasvati. Here the six-armed goddess holds a lotus, a cymbal and varadākṣa in the right hands, and vina, a cymbal and a book in the left hands. Her prominent symbol of cognizance, swan, is shown below her right folded leg.
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