In one festival celebrating this deity, baaginas containing grains and spices are given out to married women. One form of this deity forms the Trishakti with Meenakshi and Kamakshi. This deity is the main addressee of women’s prayers during Teej festivals. The Kanya Puja celebrates an aspect of this deity who also killed Mahishasura. Before falling in love with this deity, her consort was awoken by a flower-tipped arrow shot by Kama, who he then incinerated. After this deity created a child and ordered him not to let anyone (*) enter her home, this deity’s husband decapitated that child and replaced his head with that of an elephant. (10[1])This reincarnation of the goddess Sati is the mother of Kartikeya and Ganesha. For 10 points, name this wife of Shiva who forms the Tridevi with Lakshmi and Saraswati. ■END■