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Kartikeya

Kartikeya (IAST: Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha or Muruga, is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the son of the deities Shiva and Parvati and the brother of Ganesha.

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Abode
Arupadai veedu (Six Abodes of Murugan) Palani Hills Kailasha
Affiliation
Shaivism, Deva, Siddhar
Consort
Devasena (in Sanskrit scriptures) · Devayanai and Valli (South Indian traditions) · None (North Indian tradition)[note 1]
Day
Tuesday
Festivals
Karthika Deepam · Kartik Purnima · Panguni Uthiram · Surasamharam · Thaipusam
Gender
Male

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Kartikeya

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Edges311
Triples405
Avg. degree1.99
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Kartikeya

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related to Other religions · 39
Kartikeya → According, Anthropologist Gananath Obeyesekere, Asko Parpola, Buddhist, Buddhists, Chinese Buddhism, Hari-Naigamesin, He, Henrik Sorensen, Hindu, In Chinese Buddhism, In Mahayana Buddhism, In Sri Lanka, Jain, Kataragama, Korean Buddhism, Korean Buddhist, Kumāra, Mahābrahmārāja, Naigamesa
related to Family · 34
Kartikeya → Airavata, Army, Ashokasundari, Commander, Daksha, Devas, Devasena, Devasenapati, Devayanai, Divine, Earth, Ganesha, Ganesha Purana, However, In, In Kanda Puranam, In Sanskrit, In Tamil, Indian, Indra
related to Vedic text and epics · 31
Kartikeya → Agni, Atman, Baudhayana Dharmasutra, BCE, Chandogya Upanishad, Chapter, Dawn, For, Ganapati, Ganesha, Hindu, In, Kartikeya's, Kumara, Mahabharata, Narada, Purusha, Ramayana, Rig Veda, Sanat-Kumara
related to Birth · 30
Kartikeya → According, Agni, Anushasana Parva, As Shiva, BCE, BCE Hindu, Brahma, But Shiva's, Ganga, Ganges, Himavan, In, In Valmiki's Ramayana, Indra, Kamadeva, Mahabharata, Maheshvara, Parvati, Rati, Rudra
related to Festivals · 30
Kartikeya → Aippasi, Devasena, Durga Puja, He, In East India, In Nepal, Jestha, Kanda Sashti, Karthika Deepam, Kartik, Kartika, Kartikai, Kavadi Aattam, Kumar Shasthi, Kumara, Murugan, Murugan's, Panguni, Panguni Uthiram, Pusam
related to Etymology and nomenclature · 28
Kartikeya → According, Arumukha, Dhandapani, Hindu, Kandha, Kerala, Krittikas, Kumara, Later, Most, Muruga, Murugan, Parvati, Sanskrit, Saravaṇabhava, Senthil, Shanmukha, Shiva, Skanda, Skanda Purana
related to Early life · 26
Kartikeya → Accepting, According, As, Aum, Brahma, Fred Clothey, Ganesha, Gnana, He, However, In, In Kanda Puranam, Kailasha, Kamil Zvelebil, Kanda Puranam, Mahabharata, Mount Meru, Narada, Palani Hills, River Ganges
related to Iconography and depictions · 23
Kartikeya → According, Ancient Yaudheya, Artwork, Artworks, CE, Gandhara, Gupta Empire, He, His, Kartikeya's, Kushan, Mathura, One, Paravani, Parthian, Parvati, Scythian, Shaivite, Similarly, Skanda Purana
related to Tamil literature · 23
Kartikeya → Ancient Tamil, BCE, CE, Ceyon, Extant Sangam, He, It, Korravai, Murugan, Murugu, Murukan, Neduvel, Paripatal, Pinkalandai, Sangam, Sevvel, Tamil, Tamils, Tarakasura, The
related to Practices · 22
Kartikeya → Agasthya, By, Earth, He, Idumban, It, Its, Kailasha, Kavadi, Kavadi Aattam, Mountains, Murugan, Once, Palani, Sakthigiri, Shakti, Shiva, Sivagiri, The, The Kavadi

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skanda shiva tamil murugan deity god vel temples parvati also one hindu according peacock century agni literature kumara indian muruga

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KartikeyaAbodeArupadai veedu (Six Abodes of Murugan) Palani Hills Kailasha1.00infobox
KartikeyaAffiliationShaivism, Deva, Siddhar1.00infobox
KartikeyaConsortDevasena (in Sanskrit scriptures)1.00infobox
KartikeyaConsortDevayanai and Valli (South Indian traditions)1.00infobox
KartikeyaConsortNone (North Indian tradition)[note 1]1.00infobox
KartikeyaDayTuesday1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsKarthika Deepam1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsKartik Purnima1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsPanguni Uthiram1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsSurasamharam1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsThaipusam1.00infobox
KartikeyaFestivalsVaikasi Visakam1.00infobox
KartikeyaGenderMale1.00infobox
KartikeyaMantraOm Saravana Bhava1.00infobox
KartikeyaMantraVetrivel Muruganukku Arogara1.00infobox
KartikeyaMountPeacock1.00infobox
KartikeyaOther namesMuruga, Subrahmanya, Kumara, Skanda, Saravana, Arumukha, Devasenapati, Shanmukha, Kathirvela, Guha, Swaminatha, Velayuda, Vēļ1.00infobox
KartikeyaParentsShiva (father)1.00infobox
KartikeyaParentsParvati (mother)1.00infobox
KartikeyaPlanetMangala (Mars)1.00infobox
KartikeyaSiblingsGanesha (brother)1.00infobox
KartikeyaSymbolRooster1.00infobox
KartikeyaWeaponVel1.00infobox
Kartikeyais apost-Vedic god with consistent elements of narrative across the diverse corpus of legends0.90text
Kartikeyais acomposite of two influences0.90text

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