
Who is Skanda in Hinduism? Highly revered
Skanda, also known as Karttikeya, Kumara, or Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war and the firstborn son of Shiva. He is also known as Murugan in Southern India and Dravidian Literature. The many legends giving the circumstances of his birth are often at variance with one another. In most versions of the story, the…