Kaumaram

Kaumaram is a Hindu denomination that focuses on the deity of love and war "Kumara", also known as "Murugan" (in South India), "Kandan", or "Kadamban", or "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 among the Tamils, Kannada, Vedda in South India, Sri Lanka, and among the Tamil diaspora worldwide. The love story of Kumara/Murugan and his wife Valli, a girl from a local tribe, is immensely popular in Tamil Nadu, where Kumara acquired the status of a national God.