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Saraswati is the wife of Brahma. Literally her name means 'the
flowing one' .In the Rig Veda she represents a river deity and is
connected with fertility and purification. She is considered the
personification of all knowledge - arts, sciences, crafts and
skills. She is the goddess of the creative impulse, the source of
music, beauty and eloquence. Artists, writers and other individuals
involved in creative endeavors have for millennia come on pilgrimage
to Pushkar to request the inspiration of Brahma and Saraswati.
According to a theory,the shrine myths are often metaphorical
expressions of the particular power of a pilgrimage place, the lake,
hill and area of Pushkar have a spirit or presence that awakens and
stimulates the human capacity of creativity.
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