Shashti

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Shashti (Sanskrit: Ṣaṣṭhī ) is a Hindu folk-goddess and protectress of children. She is sometimes regarded as an aspect of Durga, who is worshipped on the sixth day after the birth of a child. She is also called Skandamātā (meaning "mother of Skanda") and is worshipped by Bengali women desiring offspring. The cat (mārjāra) is her vahana (mount). She carries a child and her colour is yellow. Shasti appears to have merged with the goddess Śrī (Lakṣmi). ^[1]

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1. ^ Margaret Stutley's The Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography Ṣaṣṭhī on p. 127