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Scientific name
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Cygnus olor (Gmelin)
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Common name
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Mute Swan
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Hindi
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Hans
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Tamil
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Annaparavai
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Sanskrit
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Hamsaha
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Distribution
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Throughout India
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Religious Association
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Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of wisdom, knowledge and learning uses a white swan as her vahana and hence, is also referred to as Hamsavahini .
The swan is also the carrier of Lord Brahma, the creator.
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For more information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India" by Nanditha Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010
ISBN 9780143066194
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