MURUKAṈ, the Tamil name for the Hindu deity also known by such names as Skanda, Kumāra, Subrahmaṇyam, or Kārttikeya. The name is sometimes transcribed as Murugan. While Murukaṉ is the most popular god in present-day...
, also: Skanda and Kumāra (in Tamil: Murugan) the god of war and disease, son of Śiva from his seed which he cast into fire. The ashes with his seed were then swept into who brought him forth in due course. He is therefore also regarded as...
Ancient Dravidian deity, whose name means ‘the youthful one’. He is also known as Cēyōn (‘the red one’). He is the divine hunter and warrior, and therefore identified with the Hindu → Skanda. He rides on an...
