Brass Lord Kartikeya Idol Murugan Statue For Temple

 This Lord Murugan Statue For Temple Murugan According to Hindu legend Karthikeya Murugan Standing  Shiva, the destroyer god, was destined to have a son who would be a great warrior and save the gods. In a version of Karthikeya Murugan Standing origin story commonly found in northern India, so Shiva and his wife, Parvati, created a being with five faces A glowing spark emerged from each face. Shiva sent the five-faced being into the holy Ganges river. The five sparks floated out, and each formed into a child. Young women found them in the forest pond, each taking and nursing one of the children. Murugan Statue For Temple To make her job easier, Shiva merged the children into one being with six heads – one for each of the children, representing the five senses, and a final head to combine the senses into one, symbolic of the mind and power of Shiva. The six-headed child was the much-awaited warrior god, Kartikeya. Kartikeya means son of Kittitas , or forest nymphs, a nod to the young women who first raised him. In northern India,  his other names reflect his character. The name Skanda means ”attacker,”, referring to his brave crusade against the demons. The name Kamara references his child-like appearance and eternal bachelorhood. In the Tamil tradition of southern India, Kartikeya is known by two different names.