Skand Mata
She is the goddess of Fire. The fifth swarup of ma durga is Skanda Mata. The daughter of Himalaya, after observing penance got married with lord shiva. She had a son Skanda. Skanda is a leader of the ary of gods. Skanda Mata is a deity of fire. Skanda is seated in her lap. She has three eyes and four hands. She is white and seated on a lotus. Some also depict here sitting on a lion with her son Shand (Lord Kartikeya) in her lap with two hands holding lotuses while the other two hands respectively display definding and granting gestures. It is said, by the mercy of Maa Skandmata, even the idiot becomes an ocean of knowledge. The great and legendary Sanskrit Scholar Kalidas created his two masterpieces work viz. Raghuvansh Maha Kavya and Meghdoot by the grace of Maa Skandmata . However some believe Kalidas was also inspired and blessed by Maa Kushmanda.