A Study of Skanda Cult
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8170813034
Length
xxi+200p., Bibliography; Index; B/w Plates 23cm.
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Skanda-Karttikeya is one of the few minor deities dominating the Indian religious scene for centuries as a Panchakarma India god. Apart from his plausible presence in the Indus Valley Culture, we find seeds of the various elements of the Skanda-myth I the Rgveda. The later vedic literature amply demonstrates the emergence of Skanda cult. The Epics and the Puranas extensively deal with the theme of Skanda-Karttikeya and his admittance to the Aryan pantheon as ...
