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Recently there is a big uproar on Murugan being Tamil god alone. Its completely nonsensical.The politics of caste has blinded certain factions of Tamils into believing that Murugan is Tamil God. Lord Muruga is worshiped in North as well.This thread will throw some light on it 1/n
Skanda is mentioned in many of our Scriptures- Chandayoga upanishad revere him as Skandakumara, a vedic sage and religious teacher. In the Śatpatha Brahmāna he appears as one of the aspects of Agni. Rig Veda describes him with bells and banners, Atharva Veda with Peacock 2/n
References
Chatterjee, Asim Kumar. The Cult of Skanda-Kārttikeya in Ancient India
Clothey, Fred W. The Many Faces of Murukan
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Chatterjee, Asim Kumar. The Cult of Skanda-Kārttikeya in Ancient India
Clothey, Fred W. The Many Faces of Murukan
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Tamil identity is linked to the broader Hindu identity. We witness this in Carnatic music, the Bharatanatyam dance form, temple architecture, sculpture, classical literature, politics and overseas trade. 1/n
The Sangam may not be explicitly religious , but whenever the early poems referred to religious practice, one discerns Hindu observance as in the worship of Mayon or Vishnu, Seyon or Murugan, Kotravai or Durga, Venthan or Indra, and Varuna. 2/n
Tolkappiar mentioned three deities Kodinilai, Kanthazi and Valli in Porul Adhikaram—Purath thinai Iyal. Ilampuranar says Kodinilai is the Sun, Kanthazi is Fire (Agni) and Valli is the Moon. Anyone with common sense can relate it to Vedic gods Indra and Varuna 3/n
