Kaumaram

Kaumaram
	Entrance to Batu Caves, Malaysia, with the Lord Murugan statue
Founder
	none
Regions with significant populations
	South India • Sri Lanka • Singapore • Malaysia
Religions
	Hinduism (Shaivism)
Scriptures
	Skanda Purana
Languages
	Old Tamil • Sanskrit • others
Related ethnic groups
	Tamils • Kannada • Vedda
Website
	kaumaram.com; murugan.org

Kaumaram is a Hindu denomination that focuses on the deity of love and war Kumara, also known as Murugan (in South India), Kandan, or Kadamban, or Kartikeya. Most devotees of Kumara also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the Shaiva agama canon. This sub-tradition is found among the Tamils, Kannada, Vedda in South India, Sri Lanka, and among the Tamil diaspora worldwide.^[1] The love story of Kumara/Murugan and his wife Valli, a girl from a local tribe, is immensely popular in Tamil Nadu and South India.^[2]^{[note 1]}

Thiruppugazh is one of the important Tamil literary work on Kaumaram.^[5]

↑ Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. pp. 417–418, 137, 198–199, 241, 425. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
↑ Kamil V. Zvelebil (1981). "Murugan and Valli". Tiru Murugan. Madras: Ulakat Tamilaraycci Niruvanam. pp. 40–46.
↑ Winthrop Sargeant; Christopher Key Chapple (1984). The Bhagavad Gita: Revised Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-87395-831-8.
↑ Suresh Chandra (1998). Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Sarup & Sons. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7625-039-9.
↑ "திருப்புகழ் - எண் வரிசைப் பட்டியல் திரு அருணகிரிநாதர் அருளியது - Sri AruNagirinAthar's Thiruppugazh numerical list for songs - Songs of Praises and Glory of Lord Murugan - Experience the Magic of Muruga". www.kaumaram.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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[Dalal-1] Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. New Delhi: Penguin Books India. pp. 417–418, 137, 198–199, 241, 425. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.

[Zvelebil-2] Kamil V. Zvelebil (1981). "Murugan and Valli". Tiru Murugan. Madras: Ulakat Tamilaraycci Niruvanam. pp. 40–46.

[3] Winthrop Sargeant; Christopher Key Chapple (1984). The Bhagavad Gita: Revised Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-87395-831-8.

[4] Suresh Chandra (1998). Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Sarup & Sons. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7625-039-9.

[6] "திருப்புகழ் - எண் வரிசைப் பட்டியல் திரு அருணகிரிநாதர் அருளியது - Sri AruNagirinAthar's Thiruppugazh numerical list for songs - Songs of Praises and Glory of Lord Murugan - Experience the Magic of Muruga". www.kaumaram.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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