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Saraswati/ Sarasvati is a primarily a Hindu deity.

Various general encyclopedias call her a Hindu deity:

Britannica "Sarasvati, Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, especially music."
The Encyclopedia of WORLD RELIGIONS - Ellwood, Alles p. 407 "Saraswati The Hindu GODDESS of learning and the arts."
"Sarasvati ." World Encyclopedia "Sarasvati In Hindu mythology, goddess of the arts, sciences, and eloquent speech."
Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses By Michael Jordan pp. 275-6 "SARASVATI (flowing water) ORIGIN Hindu (Vedic, Epic, and Puranic) [India]. Mother goddess and goddess of wisdom. Later, patron of the arts."
Kinsley, David (which is the current references) is a book of Hindu goddessses "Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the divine feminine in the Hindu religious traditions"

Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:32, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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grammatical correction: in the sentence "Later she is describes as the celestial creative symphony who appeared when Brahma created the universe." change "is describes as" to "is described as". WikiLurking (talk) 14:52, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 17:01, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]