Kartikeya
(Tamil: கார்த்திகேயன்; Sanskrit कार्त्तिकेय - Kārttikēya
"son of Kṛttikā"), also
known as Murugan, Skanda, Kumaran, Kumara Swami and Subramaniya, is the Hindu
god often referred to as Tamiḻ kaṭavuḷ
("God of the Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil
influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore and Réunion.
His six
most important shrines in India are the Six Abodes of Murugan, temples located
in Tamil Nadu. In Bengal, Odisha and Maharashtra, he is popularly known as
Kartikeya.
The Aru
Padaiveedu (six abodes) (Tamil: Āṟupaṭai vīṭu)
are six temples situated in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Obv:
Lord Murugan standing with peacock; Rev: Telugu Sri
