Murugan
The Tamil war-god, the eternal youthSon of Shiva, general of the gods, the eternally youthful warrior with the spear and the peacock: Murugan is the great god of the Tamil land, where a Sanskritic war-god and an ancient indigenous deity fused into one beloved figure.
A quick reference entry. For the full account, follow the guides below.
Guides and journal
- Who is Murugan? Deities
Of all the great gods of Hinduism, Murugan may be the one whose story is most clearly a meeting of two worlds.