ORIGIN: Hindu (Epic and Puranic)
TYPE: Mother goddess
INFORMATION: One of the group of Mataras (mothers) who are the patrons of children. Considered by some to be identical with the goddess Vriddhi. Her consort is Pancika, alternatively Kubera. In her destructive aspect she steals and eats children. Particularly known from the north and northwest of India.
ATTRIBUTE: A child may be held at her hip, sometimes being eaten.