deities
Kartikeya ji
Son of Shiva ji and Maa Parvati—valor, clarity, and disciplined practice.
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He is known as Kartikeya, Skanda, Murugan, and other names—young courage, discipline, and the splendor of the devas.
How to recognize (vessels of identity)
- Form: Prince-warrior youth; Tamil traditions often stress the Vel (spear) and peacock first.
- Faces: Six faces in many South Indian icons; North Indian Skanda may show one face.
- Weapons: Vel (divine spear) is his main emblem; rooster banner in temple stories.
- Adornments: Crown, jewelry, warrior bands by region.
- Vahana: Peacock.