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Murugan is anointed as the commander of the devas, and went on to slay Surapadman in battle, restoring Svarga to the devas. Murugan married the goddesses Valli and Devasena after the war, an event that is regarded to have occurred at Tiruchendur. [1] In Tamil literature, five types of land are explained. These are the Kurinji (mountainous ...
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Murugan (Kartikeya), being known as the God of the Tamils, has many temples dedicated to him across Tamil Nadu. An old Tamil saying states that wherever there is a hill, there will be a temple dedicated to Murugan. [124] As he is venerated as the lord of Kurinji, which is a mountainous region, most of his temples are located on hillocks. [125]
Kartikeya temple is a type of Hindu temple where the main deity is Lord Kartikeya (also called Lord Murugan or Skanda), one of the sons of prime Hindu deities Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Such temples are usually found in the southern part of India and the south eastern Asian countries.
Murugan sent his messenger Viravaku thevar to the demon, who remained unmoved. A severe battle was fought in Thiruchendur where Murugan killed all the sons of the Surapadman except Iraniyan. Surapadman hid under the sea. Murugan split him into two pieces, which went on to become the god's divine vehicles, peacock and rooster. [1]
[1] [2] It is the tallest statue in Malaysia and the second tallest Murugan statue in the world [3] [4] (after the Muthumalai Murugan Statue in Salem,Tamil Nadu,India). The statue of Murugan was built by Tamil Malaysians at a cost of 2.5 million Ringgits. The statue was built by artisans from India using 350 tons of steel and 1,550 cubic metres ...
The Om symbol in Tamil.Om in the Tamil script is seen in most Murugan temples. Kaumaram (Tamil: கௌமாரம், Sanskrit: कौमारम्, romanized: Kaumāraṃ) is a Hindu denomination that primarily venerates the Hindu deity of war, Kartikeya, also known as Kumaran, Murugan (in South India), Arumugan, and Subrahmanyan.
The deity from Senthur is called Senthil. It also means 'beautiful' But not Senthil guru. Many ancient texts decode the word 'Senthil' to be 'The Red One' which implies, 'The Formidable one'. Lord Muruga is son of Lord Shiva, brother of Lord Ganesha. Senthil is another name for Lord Muruga; he has many names and many abodes. Kumaran means prince.