Murugan's Vel lance, His 'Jnana Shakti' or 'Power of Gnosis', a vertical shaft of light from heaven symbolising the axis mundi or stambha, the Axis of the World that Murugan the Shakti-Dhara or 'Holder of the Shakti (spear) wields as His ayudha or weapon.

The Iconography of Skanda-Murukan:
Gallery One

The first eighteen images are from a rare Skanda Sasthi souvenir published in 1958 by Sri-la-Sri Subrahmanya Desika Paramacharya Swamigal of Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam. The remaining images are contemporary calendar images, with the exception of the photograph of the curtain of Sri Valli Amma Devalaya at Kathirkamam, Sri Lanka. These images are also available in large high-definition format from the CD-ROM series Murugan Arul Pravagam by JK Combines Media of Chennai.

Sri Gajavahana

Sri Kumara

Sri Saktidhara

Sri Somaskanda

Sri Subrahmanya

Sri Subrahmanya

Balaswami

Balaswami

Sri Brahmasasta

Sri Karttikeya

Sri Dharakari

Kraunchabheda

Sri Kandaswami

Sri Saravanabhavar

Senani

Shanmukhar

Sikhivananar

Valli Kalyana Sundarar

Devasena Pati

Somaskanda

Kathirkama Valli Amma

Tiru Murugan

Kalyana Murugan 21,303 bytes

Tiru Kalyana Murugan

Mayil Priya

See also Gallery Two of the Iconography of Skanda-Murukan.

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