Karttikeya
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Karttikeya is the Hindu god of war and victory, traditionally depicted as a youthful, martial deity associated with peacocks and spears and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karttikeya canonical | 1 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
son of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal |
peacock
ⓘ
rooster ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
protection of devotees
ⓘ
removal of obstacles in warfare ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Karnataka
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ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Kaumaram
ⓘ
Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
celibacy (in some traditions)
ⓘ
valor ⓘ victory ⓘ war ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| epithet |
Commander of the Gods
ⓘ
Devasenapati NERFINISHED ⓘ God of Victory ⓘ God of War NERFINISHED ⓘ Guha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahasena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival |
Skanda Sashti
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ⓘ
Thaipusam NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikasi Visakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
depicted as a youthful warrior
ⓘ
often depicted with six faces ⓘ often depicted with twelve arms ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter |
Palani
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ⓘ
Pazhamudircholai NERFINISHED ⓘ Swamimalai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruparankundram NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruthani NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruchendur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Batu Caves Temple
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ⓘ
Palani Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruchendur Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mount |
Paravani
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ⓘ
peacock ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
led the gods in battle against the demon Tarakasura
ⓘ
was created to destroy the demon Tarakasura ⓘ |
| otherName |
Kartikeya
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ⓘ
Kumara NERFINISHED ⓘ Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadanana NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanmukha NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Subrahmanya NERFINISHED ⓘ Subramanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Parvati
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ⓘ
Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Mahabharata
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ⓘ
Mahabharata Shalya Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Skanda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Ganesha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Devasena
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ⓘ
Valli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
peacock
ⓘ
rooster emblem ⓘ spear ⓘ |
| weapon |
spear
ⓘ
vel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Hindus in North India
ⓘ
Malaysian Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ Singaporean Hindus ⓘ Sri Lankan Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.