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| '''Kaumaram''' is a denomination which focuses on the deity Kumara, also known as Murugan, Kandan or Kadamban ]. Most devotees of Kumara also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva and Ganesha. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the ] canon. This sub-tradition is found in South India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and among the ] worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&pg=PA417|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|pages=417–418, 137, 198–199, 241, 425}}</ref> | '''Kaumaram''' is a denomination which focuses on the deity Kumara, also known as Murugan, Kandan or Kadamban ]. Most devotees of Kumara also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva and Ganesha. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the ] canon. This sub-tradition is found in South India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and among the ] worldwide.<ref>{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&pg=PA417|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0-14-341421-6|pages=417–418, 137, 198–199, 241, 425}}</ref> | ||
| The term ''Kaumaram'' also means "childhood, youth" in Hindu texts, as in verse 2.13 of the '']''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Winthrop Sargeant|author2=Christopher Key Chapple|title=The Bhagavad Gita: Revised Edition|url=https:// |
The term ''Kaumaram'' also means "childhood, youth" in Hindu texts, as in verse 2.13 of the '']''.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Winthrop Sargeant|author2=Christopher Key Chapple|title=The Bhagavad Gita: Revised Edition|url=https://archive.org/details/bhagavadgitasuny00chri|url-access=registration|year=1984|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0-87395-831-8|page=}}</ref> It is sometimes a substitute for ] stage of life.<ref>{{cite book|author=Suresh Chandra|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mfTE6kpz6XEC&pg=PA63|year=1998|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-039-9|page=63}}</ref> | ||
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Kaumaram is a denomination which focuses on the deity Kumara, also known as Murugan, Kandan or Kadamban Kartikeya. Most devotees of Kumara also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva and Ganesha. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the Shaiva agama canon. This sub-tradition is found in South India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and among the Tamil diaspora worldwide.
The term Kaumaram also means "childhood, youth" in Hindu texts, as in verse 2.13 of the Bhagavad Gita. It is sometimes a substitute for Brahmacharya stage of life.
See also
References
- Roshen Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. pp. 417–418, 137, 198–199, 241, 425. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- Winthrop Sargeant; Christopher Key Chapple (1984). The Bhagavad Gita: Revised Edition. State University of New York Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-87395-831-8.
- Suresh Chandra (1998). Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Sarup & Sons. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-7625-039-9.
External links
- Murugan devotion, Temples, Songs, Festivals
- ST Temple, Dedicated to Murugan, Singapore
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