Kartikeya Prayers

God of war, commander of the divine armies, protector of the Dharma, and patron deity of Tamil culture.

Kartikeya, also widely known as Murugan in South India, Skanda, or Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war and the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods). He is the elder son of Shiva and Parvati (though sometimes depicted as younger than Ganesha in some traditions). He was born to defeat t...