Sculpture Long Identified as Saraswati Revealed to be Goddess Gayatri

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A 12th-century sculpture from Madhya Pradesh, India, previously identified as Saraswati, has been re-identified as Goddess Gayatri.
Archaeologists used digital documentation and iconographic analysis, noting the absence of a veena (a Saraswati attribute) and the presence of other symbols matching Gayatri's descriptions in ancient texts.

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A 12th-century sculpture from Madhya Pradesh, India, previously identified as Saraswati, has been re-identified as Goddess Gayatri. Archaeologists used digital documentation and iconographic analysis, noting the absence of a veena (a Saraswati attribute) and the presence of other symbols matching Gayatri's descriptions in ancient texts.

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