vel

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divine weapon

Vel is the divine spear associated with the Hindu god Murugan, symbolizing his power to destroy evil and protect devotees.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vel	3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	divine weapon ⓘ
associatedWith	Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsTo	Murugan cult NERFINISHED ⓘ
carriedDuring	Skanda Sashti observances ⓘ Thaipusam festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered	instrument of divine justice ⓘ weapon of dharma ⓘ
culturalContext	Tamil Hindu tradition ⓘ
devoteePractice	offering miniature spears ⓘ piercing rituals during vows ⓘ
devotionalAspect	object of vows and offerings ⓘ
etymology	Tamil word meaning spear ⓘ
hasAttribute	purifying power ⓘ radiance ⓘ sharpness ⓘ
hasType	spear-like weapon ⓘ
iconographyFeatureOf	Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageName	Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedConcept	divine grace ⓘ shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialForm	metal spear ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
represents	divine knowledge ⓘ removal of ignorance ⓘ spiritual protection ⓘ victory over evil forces ⓘ
roleInMythology	means of protecting the righteous ⓘ tool for slaying demons ⓘ
symbolicDomain	spiritual courage ⓘ warfare against evil ⓘ
symbolizes	Murugan's power to destroy evil ⓘ protection of devotees ⓘ
usedAs	religious symbol ⓘ ritual object ⓘ
veneratedAt	Kataragama Murugan shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Murugan temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Palani Murugan temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruchendur Murugan temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
visualDepiction	long spear with pointed tip ⓘ often held in Murugan's hand ⓘ sometimes standing independently in sanctum ⓘ
wieldedBy	Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshippedIn	South India ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumara → weapon → vel ⓘ

Pazhamudircholai → mainDeityWeapon → vel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vel

Shanmukha → hasSacredWeaponName → vel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vel

Kandaswamy → hasWeapon → vel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vel