Kaumaram
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Kaumaram (Tamil: கௌமாரம், Sanskrit: कौमारम्, romanized: Kaumāraṃ) is a Hindu denomination that primarily venerates the Hindu deity of war, Kartikeya, also known as Kumaran, Murugan (in South India), Arumugan, and Subrahmanyan. Devotees of Kumaran, called Kaumaras, also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha, as well his consorts, Devasena and Sundaravalli, the daughters of Vishnu in Tamil tradition.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][note 1]
Regions with significant populations | |
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South India • Sri Lanka • Singapore • Malaysia | |
Scriptures | |
Tiruppugal, Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai, Skanda Purana | |
Languages | |
Old Tamil • Sanskrit • others | |
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Related ethnic groups | |
Tamils, Malayali, Sinhalese, Kannaḍigaru[1][2] | |
Website | |
kaumaram murugan |