Kārtikeya

Kārtikeya

' is the son of Śiva and Pārvatī, Ganesh's brother, Kârtikeya is also called Skanda or more familiarly Murugan in southern India where he is much…

‘ is the son of Śiva and Pārvatī, Ganesh’s brother, Kârtikeya is also called Skanda or more familiarly Murugan in southern India where he is much revered. It’s the God of War and is often depicted with his peacock. In some cases, it has six heads and is therefore called Shanmukha (shan = six, mukha = head).

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