Product Description
Honour the nurturing strength of Goddess Parvati with this Aastha Magnet, a symbol of devotion, love, and resilience. Crafted in Kalighat style and handmade from sacred flower offerings, it radiates grace and protection, making it ideal for altars, homes, or gifting.
Goddess Saraswati has been worshipped in homes, schools, and studios for centuries — not as a distant figure, but as a daily presence. The Aastha Magnet brings that presence into your daily life through its creation which uses flowers that were formerly dedicated to Her temples and its transformation into an item you can preserve.
The Aastha Magnet – Saraswati (Circle) – the simplest form of Shrimātājī to the most sacred name in the Performing tradition. You is installed with you, everywhere you go.
Vaibhavi Gandhi
Vaibhavi Gandhi's Saraswati work shows a continuous spiritual presence through its flowing lines, its design strength, its traditional elements, and its modern vitality. Working within the Kalighat tradition, she brings sacred figures close — not distant, not decorative, but present.
What's in the Box
- 1 × Aastha Magnet – Saraswati (Circle)
- 1 × Strong magnetic backing
Dimensions: 7.5 cm × 7.5 cm · Weight: 31 gms
Saraswati — The Symbols and Their Meaning
Every element in this image has been part of Saraswati's iconography for centuries. None of it is decorative.
The veena she holds is knowledge expressed as sound — creation, harmony, the idea that wisdom is not silent but must be given form. The white lotus she sits upon grows from water but is never touched by it, which is exactly the point: knowledge that remains clear even when everything around it is muddied. The hamsa beside her represents viveka — the ability to distinguish between genuine truth and deceptive appearance. The pustaka holds what has been understood across generations, not just collected.
Put these four together — Veena, Lotus, Swan, Book — and you have not just a picture of a goddess. You have a complete description of what knowledge actually is. Not information. Not data. The ability to see clearly.
This is why Saraswati is placed in schools and music rooms and libraries and studios. She belongs wherever real understanding is being sought.
Kalighat — The Art That Made Sacred Forms Everyday
Patua artists from Kolkata created Kalighat painting during the 19th century — artwork produced at their studio near the Kalighat Kali temple for the large numbers of pilgrims who visited. The artists needed to create their paintings with fast execution because they required both excellent work and the ability to create holy images which should appear close to the viewer instead of being distant or decorative. What emerged was a style of bold outlines, fluid brushwork, and flat colour washes that could hold a deity's dignity in a few assured strokes.
It became one of India's first genuinely popular sacred art forms. Not precious. Not locked away. Made to be seen, held, and taken home.
Vaibhavi Gandhi's Saraswati work shows a continuous spiritual presence through its flowing lines, its design strength, its traditional elements and modern vitality.
From Temple Offering to Sacred Keepsake
The flowers in this magnet were offered at Mataji temples across India, placed before the Goddess in daily puja, gathered afterwards by Pushpam artisans before they could be swept into rivers or waste.
Dried, ground, and shaped into the flower-composite that forms the base of every Aastha Magnet, they carry something of those offerings with them — the devotion of the people who brought them, the space where they were placed. That origin does not disappear when the flower changes form.
For the Devotee Always on the Move
This product is made to travel with you. The magnet holds securely on any metal surface — a fridge, a filing cabinet, a laptop stand, a car dashboard. Light enough to move with you. Durable enough to stay. The magnet makes devotion effortless, frictionless, and always present — no shelf required.
Key Features
Purna Chhavi · Complete Form
The image shows all four sacred symbols — Veena, Lotus, Hamsa, and Pustaka — representing Saraswati in her complete iconographic form.
Kalighat-Inspired Print by Vaibhavi Gandhi
Bold sweeping lines and flat washes in the Kolkata folk tradition. A style that brings sacred figures close to the viewer.
Upcycled Temple Flower Composite
Handcrafted from upcycled Mataji temple flower offerings — collected after puja, not discarded into rivers or landfill.
Scalloped Stone-Textured Border
A circular medallion border frames the deity like a sacred talisman. Textured to feel as considered as it looks.
Strong Magnetic Backing Included
Attaches to any magnetic metal surface — fridge, almirah, workstation board, steel wardrobe.
Verified Sustainable Impact
175 gms flower material recycled. 500 gms CO₂ emissions avoided. Certified by Pushpam's sustainability process.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 7.5 cm × 7.5 cm |
| Weight | 31 gms |
| Top Material | Upcycled Flower Composite |
| Base Material | Recycled POP & Upcycled Flower |
| Art Style | Kalighat |
| Artist | Vaibhavi Gandhi |
| Collection | Devi |
| Mount Type | Magnetic backing |
| Use | Place on fridge, almirah, workstation board, or any magnetic metal surface |
Use & Care
How to Use
- Place on any magnetic metal surface — fridge, almirah, steel wardrobe, workstation board
- Ideal for study desks, music rooms, and art studios — anywhere knowledge and creativity are present
- A meaningful gift for Saraswati Puja, Basant Panchami, exam periods, and the start of the academic year
- Combine with other Aastha Magnets for a small sacred display on any metal surface
Care Guide
- Clean gently with a dry cloth only — keep all moisture away
- Minor base softening may occur with prolonged heat or direct sunlight — it returns to shape once cooled
- Handle the Kalighat print surface carefully to preserve original colour and line detail
- Keep away from direct incense smoke — it can damage the printed surface over time
Before You Ask, We've Answered
Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, speech, and wisdom. She appears in white because it represents pure knowledge. She holds a veena to show creation and harmony, sits on a lotus to demonstrate transcendence, and has a swan to show viveka — the discernment that allows people to distinguish between reality and illusion. Every element has stayed consistent across centuries of sacred art because every element earns its place.
Kalighat painting originated near the Kalighat Kali temple in 19th-century Kolkata, where patua artists created works for the daily visiting pilgrims. Bold outlines, fluid brushwork, and flat colour produced a style that brought sacred figures into close human contact with viewers — not distant, not decorative, but present.
Yes. The base is made from flowers offered at Mataji temples across India, collected after puja by Pushpam artisans and shaped into the flower-composite material. The origin is real and traceable.
Yes — and also for the academic start of students, musicians, artists, and anyone who works within the areas of knowledge and creativity.
Any magnetic metal surface — fridge, almirah, workstation board, steel wardrobe. For daily devotional use, near a study desk or in a music or art room is where it feels most at home.
