Lord Murugan is sometimes depicted with many weapons too including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow. Valli the tribal girl and Devasena the daughter of Indra, King of Devas. God Murugan has two wives namely Valli and Devasena. Vel in his hand (the spear), Mayil his vehicle (the peacock) and Seval (the cock) in his flag are the three main symbols that represent Lord Murugan. Devotees usually sing this during the 6 day period called Skanda Sashti, wherein Lord Murugan fought and overcame the Asura Sura Padman. Kanda Sashti Kavasam is one of the most popular devotional songs on Lord Murugan composed by Bala Devaraya Swamigal in the 16th century. The world’s tallest Murugan statue at 140 ft high is located at Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malysia. He gives appearance in six different forms pertaining to six different stages in his life and they are located in Tamil Nadu namely Tiruttanikai, Swamimalai, Tiruvavinankudi (Palani), Pazhamudirsolai, Tirupparamkunram and Tiruchendur. The main temples of Murugan are all located in different parts of Tamil Nadu, the Arupadai Veedu (meaning the Six Abodes) being the prominent ones. He turned a guru/teacher and explained the meaning of Om (Pranava Mantra) to His father Lord Shiva itself and thereby was called Swaminathan, meaning ‘ one who preached to Lord Shiva‘. Lord Murugan – Om MeaningĮven though Lord Murugan is considered to be very playful, he was very knowledgeable too. The most famous name Kartikeya means son of krittikas, where the sanskrit word krittika means creativity. The several names of Lord Murugan are Cheyon, Senthil, Velan, Kumaran, Svaminatha, Saravanan, Arumugam, Shanmuga, Dandapani, Guhan or Guruguha, Subrahmanya, Kadhirvelan, Kandhan, Kartikeya and Skanda. It is believed that Lord Murugan was created from the extremely powerful spark which emanated from Lord Siva’s Third Eye, for the sole purpose of destroying the Asura Sura Padman who was giving trouble to the Devas and Rishis. He is given the name Murugan because Muruku in Tamil means divinity, handsomeness, youthfulness and sweet and being the manifestation of all these superior qualities he is given this name. In Sri Lanka he is known as Kathargama and in Maharashtra, Odisha and Bengal he is widely referred to as Karthikeya. He is in fact called the Tamizh Kadavul meaning ‘ the God of the Tamils‘. Lord Murugan is widely worshiped by the Tamil speaking population of the world, mainly in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia. Ilham Gallery also posted to their Facebook a black-and-white and cropped version of the image as part of its Thaipusam greeting, along with some brief information on the celebration.Lord Murugan Images: Lord Murugan (also called as Skandha, Subramaniyam) is the second son of Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati and the youngest brother of Lord Ganesha. Not and sharing non-Indian artwork, depicting deities not relevant to the festival to wish Hindus for Thaipusam ☠️ĭo you need more Indian friends? - Siva ?️? ??️⚧️ January 18, 2022 “Do you need more Indian friends?” he queried.
“Not and sharing non-Indian artwork depicting deities not relevant to the festival to wish Hindus for Thaipusam. Meanwhile on Twitter, user expressed his incredulity over the apparent ignorance of the art selection and lamented the lack of Indian representation on an occasion special to the community. The user, like numerous others, further called on the gallery to take down the post and issue an apology to those it had offended. This only shows us the cracks within your institution and, sadly, how disconnected you really are.” “There’s really no point in posting wishes to marginalised communities if they are callous and thoughtless. User voiced the discontent felt by many, saying: “A day so sacred and important to the Indian community has been incredibly misrepresented on what is supposed to be a national platform. So where is Murugan? What are these shirtless people supposed to represent? Actually, what was on your mind when you did this? Enlighten us,” he commented. Netizens did not hold their tongues in rebuking the apparent ignorance of the gallery, and seeing as how Lord Murugan is an integral part of Thaipusam festivities, Instagram user questioned the thought process behind the gallery’s decision. “Were there no artworks by Indian artists? Also, none of the gods in the art have anything to do with Thaipusam,” Instagram user pointed out. A post shared by Balai Seni Negara having no correlation to the festival, the image posted was of an oil painting by Chinese artist Kok Yew Puah, causing some to question the erasure of Indian talent.