Murugan is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha and a god whose legends have many versions in Hinduism.
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36 Facts About Murugan
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Murugan is described to have aged quickly from childhood, becoming a philosopher-warrior, destroyed the demons Tarakasura, Simhamukha and Surapadma, and taught the pursuit of an ethical life and the theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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Murugan has inspired many poet-saints, such as the aforementioned Arunagirinathar.
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Murugan is found in many medieval temples all over India, such as the Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves.
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Murugan is found as a primary deity in temples wherever communities of the Tamil people live worldwide, particularly in the Tamil Nadu state of India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, and Reunion.
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Murugan is found on ancient Indo-Scythian coins, where his various names are minted in Greek script.
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Murugan has five hair coils, a handsome face and emanates purple-golden light that surpasses the light of the other devas.
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Murugan is regarded as one of the twenty-four celestial guardian deities, who are a grouping of originally Hindu and Taoist deities adopted into Chinese Buddhism as dharmapalas.
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Murugan is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding the sakti or spear.
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Murugan has either one head or six, depending on the region or artist.
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Murugan is worshipped on the last day of the Month of Kartik.
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Murugan is stated to be Kumara, that is, a bachelor as he is unmarried.
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Murugan is found in many medieval temples all over India, such as the Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves.
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Murugan is found as a primary deity in temples wherever communities of the Tamil people live worldwide, particularly in the Tamil Nadu state of India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Canada, and Reunion.
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Murugan is raised not by his natural mother but a host of mothers, but later he is a part of his biological family.
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Murugan is handsome warrior and described as a celibate yogi.
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Murugan uses his creative martial abilities to lead an army against Taraka and other demons, and described as a philosopher-warrior.
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Murugan is a uniter, championing the attributes of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism.
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Murugan's theology is most developed in the Tamil texts, and in the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition.
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Murugan is described as dheivam, as kadavul, as Devan, and as iraivativam.
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Murugan is the philosopher and exponent of Shaiva Siddhanta theology, as well as the patron deity of the Tamil language.
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Murugan was the god of war and knowledge in the Dravidian legends, and became so elsewhere in the Indian subcontinent too.
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Ghurye states that according to the archeological and epigraphical evidence, the contemporary Murugan, Subrahmanya and Kartikeya is a composite of two influences, one from south and one from north in the form of Skanda and Mahasena.
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Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular in Tamil Nadu.
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Murugan is a major deity among the Hindus of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Murugan is considered the god of Tamil language and he is mentioned a lot in Sangam literature.
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The six abodes of Murugan, together referred to as Aru Padaiveedu, that are mentioned in Thirumurugatrupadai, written by Nakkeerar and in Thirupugal, written by Arunagirinathar.
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Murugan is revered by the Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia.
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Murugan is a favourite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon.
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Tamil devotees of Murugan take part in Kavadi possession on Thaipusam day every year and this practice is followed by Tamils in Europe and North America as well.
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In 1973, a Thiruchendur Murugan vigraham was specially made from Kumbakonam was installed with special rites in October 1973.
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Murugan temples exist in several western countries like United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany a nd Switzerland.
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