Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped prominently in south India. He is known by different names ... In some paintings, Kartikeya is portrayed with six heads.

Anuja Chandramouli’s ‘Kartikeya: The Destroyer’s Son’ presents a figure not written about widely in mythological fiction.

No less significant is the evidence available in the Nagarjuna valley (Andhra Pradesh) in the form of a temple dedicated to Kartikeya and the images depicting him with his distinctive ‘cock' banner.

In this incredible fashion, Kartikeya came back to the North, to the Republic’s very capital. Renuka Narayanan ([email protected]) Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp ...