Navadurga
Skandamata Devi
Bageshwari Devi precinct, Jaitpura · J 6/33
History & traditions
The fifth Navadurga is revered as the mother of Skanda. Ask at the Bageshwari or Vageshwari temple for her image. The precinct also contains several smaller Devi shrines.
Skandamata means mother of Skanda, also called Kartikeya. She is worshipped here through her role as mother. The Jaitpura precinct also gives its name as a landmark in the listing for Ananda Bhairav II.
Deity & sacred image
- Deity or sacred figure
- Skandamata Devi, a form of the Goddess in Kashi’s Shakti tradition
- Idol or shrine image
- The sources identify the deity. The image’s appearance and material are unconfirmed.
PILGRIMAGE CONTEXT
Navadurga
The Kashi Navadurga yatra associates each day of Navratri with a different local form of Durga. The Kashi Khanda also describes a family pilgrimage during autumn Navratri and singles out Durga Kund. If you are following the complete yatra, arrange the days around the festival calendar and ask for the local shrine names.
SKANDA PURANA
In the Kashi Khanda
The chapter describes autumn Navaratri as a time for family pilgrimage and singles out Durga Kund. The day-by-day Navadurga shrine identifications in this guide follow Kashi’s local pilgrimage tradition.
Browse the Kashi Khanda reading guide