Watch: Saraswati without a veena: Early South Indian temple art offers a different vision of the Goddess

Saraswathi, the goddess of knowledge, learning, wisdom and the arts, has inspired devotion across India for centuries. When we think of Goddess Saraswathi, one image comes instantly to mind: a goddess seated on lotus in serenity……. holding a veena. But what if that familiar image we see in popular culture wasn’t always the way she was imagined?