It is part of a cultural cooperation between the US and Indonesian governments. Our embassy in Washington has assigned Badung regency administration to carry out the plan. The statue would feature the beautiful goddess standing over three sitting children reading books. There will be statues of two American kids and one Indonesian kid sitting under the benevolent gaze of the goddess. Saraswati in Balinese Hinduism is the goddess of knowledge, the guardian of arts and sciences.
Once every 210 days, Balinese Hindus hold a religious ceremony to respect the goddess. On that day, offerings are presented on books and lontar manuscripts. The Saraswati statue will be 5.2 meters tall, while two marble plaques detailing the story of the goddess will be installed on its pedestal.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already given his approval for the statue design and the head sculptor, I Nyoman Sudarwa, and his team would soon be flown to Washington to start the project.
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