Saraswati

This rare book by Amulyacharan Bidyabhusan is the first research-based compilation in Bengali language on the origin and conceptualization of Goddess Saraswati, in art, religious ceremonies, and social life. It delves into how the river deity Saraswati originated when the Aryans lived on the banks of the Saraswati River during the Vedic age, how she became inseparable from the goddess ‘Bagdevi' and various interpretations of Saraswati's conception and form in Vedic literature. The book also explores various aspects of mythological, tantric, Mahayana Buddhist, and Jain theology and worship. Laden with such diverse and profound information along with rare images, "Saraswati" will reveal many unknown aspects to its readers.