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| | Lord Subramanya (In English) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28) |
 | | Subramanya or Karthikeya is the son of Siva and Parvathi. |
 | | Created out of the six sparks from the central, third eye, of Lord Siva, for the special purpose of destroying the demon Soorapadma, Lord Karthikeya has six faces adorned with red vermilion and he rides on a divine peacock. |
 | | Lord Subramanya has two consorts, Devasena, the celestial princess and daughter of Indra, and Valli, Nambirajan's (a hunter king) daughter. |
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