Siva, Kartikeya, Ganesa and Durga.
indicating that it represents Kumara or Kartikeya.
Vishnu, Kartikeya and Devasena.
Among the others are Ganesa, Kartikeya, Durga and Mahishamardini.
Kartikeya shared the secret of this worship with his friend.
Kartikeya said,‘No, I want to know the highest
knowledge first- Om.'.
Kartikeya was revered in major cultural centers of ancient India.
Upon hearing the condition, Kartikeya ji ran to revolve the earth.
As the Krittikas had brought
him up, the god was named Kartikeya.
Durga and Kartikeya on the relieved bhadra niches on its sides.
Since Goddess Durga is also the mother of Lord Kartikeya, She is known as Skandmata.
is said to be the abode of Murugan( Kartikeya), and the AI( banyan) that of Siva.
A statue of Skanda- Kartikeya found in the area dates back to the 6th and 7th Centuries.
Seeing this, Shiva Parvati became very sad and decided to stay with the Kartikeya on the mountain.
The Kadamba tree
is said to be the abode of Murugan( Kartikeya), and the AI( banyan) that of Siva.
associate the bird as the steed of the God of war, Kartikeya also known as Skanda or Murugan.
The western raha niche houses four armed Kartikeya standing in tribhanga over a lotus pedestal with his upper
Kartikeya said that he is elder,
so his marriage should be first, but Lord Ganesh wanted to get married earlier.
Incidentally, both Kartikeya and Ganesha are sons of Shiva,
meaning that the temple complex could have been dedicated to Shiva.
The Ganesalena at Ellora depicts also the Shanmata or six- fold
cult of Surya, Vishnu, Siva, Kartikeya, Ganesa and Durga.
Skandamata is the mother of Skanda or Lord Kartikeya, who was chosen by gods as their commander-in-chief in the war against the demons.
Skanda Mata is the mother of Skanda or Lord Kartikeya, who was chosen by gods as their commander-in-chief in the war against the demons.
According to the Hindu scriptures like Skanda Purana, the goddess Ganga is foster-mother to Kartikeya(Subrahmanya, Murugan),
who was actually a son of Shiva and Parvati.
Skanda Mata- the mother of Skanda or Lord Kartikeya, who was chosen by gods as their commander in chief in the war against the demons.
The excavations in Nagarjunakonda have also revealed large non- Buddhist temple complexes of the Ikshvaku kings( third and fourth centuries AD) dedicated to Siva,
Vishnu, Kartikeya and Devasena.
Another well- preserved temple of this type is to be found in Bandi Tandrapadu nearby with a nirandhara body, having carvings of Ganesa,
Durga and Kartikeya on the relieved bhadra niches on its sides.