විස්තරයSculptures at the Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India (2002)0820.jpg
English: Sarasvati. Keshava Temple, Somnathpur
Sarasvati plays the vina; additional arms bear an elephant goad (ankusha, middle right arm), rosary (upper right arm), and book (upper left arm). The goddess's fingers and thumbs are heavily beringed. Her vina and book, the latter usually interpreted as a copy of the Vedas, establishes Sarasvati as goddess of poetry and the arts.