Mangalamba in Saraswathi alankara
On the auspicious day of Durga Ashtami, Mangaladevi has appeared in the form of Goddess Saraswati.
Wearing white color saree and sitting in padmasana posture, she is playing veena. She is also holding a silver lotus and spatika mala.
Goddess Saraswati is the queen who beholds the ocean of knowledge. Medha Suktam is popular hymn to goddess Saraswathi; as a prayer seeking intelligence and capability to learn.