Kumaran

Entrance to Batu Caves, Malaysia, with the Lord Murugan statue
Regions with significant populations
South India • Sri Lanka  • Singapore • Malaysia
Religions
Shaivism
Scriptures
Thiruppugal
Languages
Tamil • others
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Related ethnic groups
Tamils
Website
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The Om symbol in Tamil. Om in the Tamil script is seen in most Murugan temples.

Murugan is a Hindu denomination that primarily venerates the Hindu deity of war, Kumaran, also known as Murugan (in South India), Kandan, or Kadamban, or Kartikeya, aarumugan, . Most devotees of Kumaran also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha, as well his consorts, Devasena and Sundaravalli, the daughters of Vishnu in Tamil tradition.^[1] The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the Shaiva agama canon. This sub-tradition is found among the Tamils, Kannadigas, and the Vedda, in South India, Sri Lanka, and among the Tamil diaspora worldwide.^[2] The love story of Kumara/Murugan and his wife Valli, a girl from a local tribe, is popular in Tamil Nadu, where Kumara acquired the status of a national god.^{[3][note 1]}