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Saraswati

Spring and Saraswati

January 21st 2010
Like clockwork, with the first day of Spring, our temp has come back up to min of 10 and max of 32 degrees. Yesterday we celebrated Vasant Panchami, a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day (Panchami) of the Indian month Magh (January). Saraswati is the symbol of balanced learning and of the Sushumna Nadi. In Indi ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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