Kartikeya is the second son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati or
Shakti. He is known by many names like, Skanda, Subramaniam, Shadanana,
Guha, Sanmukha meaning having six faces. Lord Kartikeya symbolizes a
person of perfection. He is the war God and was created by all the Gods
to bring an end to the demons. Lord Kartikeya is very masculine and
fierce. He is also regarded as fire and is very fiery in nature. The
Lord has a spear in his hand called Sakti which represents the
destruction of evil and with his other hand he is found blessing his
devotees. In south India Lord Kartikeya is very popular and is known as
Murugan. Lord Kartikeya's vehicle or Vahana is a peacock that has the
capacity of killing serpents [representing ego and desires of people] by
gripping in his feet. Thus the peacock represents the destroyer of
harmful and sensual desires of humans.
