Question

Why did people in Saraswati stop living near the Saraswati?

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What does Saraswati mean?

Answer 1

because the river became polluted, natural shift occurred in the region, and the river dried up,
Saraswait-is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom and learning worshiped throughout Nepal and India. She is a part of the trinity (Tridevi) of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati.

Answer 2

My answer is that they stop living their because a natural shifts occurred in the region, and the river most probably dried up and so they most likely moved away.

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My second answer is that Saraswati is a god for Hinduism and they belief that Saraswati is the mother of water and that is all i got as my answers.