Subramanya Swamy Valli Devasena

Subramanya Swamy Valli Devasena statue

Kartikeya (Sanskrit: कार्त्तिकेय, IAST: Kārttikeya), otherwise called Skanda, Kumara,[4], Murugan and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu divine force of war. He is the child of Parvati and Shiva, sibling of Ganesha, and a divine being whose biography has numerous renditions in Hinduism.[8] A significant god around South Asia since antiquated occasions, Kartikeya is especially famous and overwhelmingly revered in South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia as Murugan.

Kartikeya is an antiquated god, discernible to the Vedic period. Archeological proof from first century CE and earlier,where he is found with Hindu god Agni (fire), propose that he was a critical divinity in early Hinduism.He is found in numerous medieval sanctuaries all over India, for example, at the Ellora Caverns and Elephanta Caves.

The iconography of Kartikeya fluctuates fundamentally; he is ordinarily spoken to as an ever-energetic man, riding or almost a peacock, dressed with weapons in some cases close to a chicken. Most symbols show him with one head, yet some show him with six heads mirroring the legend encompassing his birth.[5][8][6] He grows up rapidly into a savant warrior, demolishes evil as devil Taraka, shows the quest for moral life and the philosophy of Shaiva Siddhanta.He has enlivened numerous writer holy people, for example, Arunagirinathar

Kartikeya is found as an essential divinity in sanctuaries any place networks of the Tamil individuals live around the world, especially in Tamil Nadu province of India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and Réunion. Three of the six most extravagant and busiest sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu are devoted to him. The Kataragama sanctuary committed to him in Sri Lanka pulls in Tamils, Sinhalese individuals and the Vedda people.[9] He is likewise found in different pieces of India, some of the time as Skanda, however in an optional job alongside Ganesha, Parvati and Shiva