Murugan's Vel lance, His 'Jnana Shakti' or 'Power of Gnosis', a vertical shaft of light from heaven symbolising the axis mundi or stambha, the Axis of the World that Murugan the Shakti-Dhara or 'Holder of the Shakti (spear) wields as His ayudha or weapon.

The Iconography of Skanda-Murukan:
Gallery One

(Old version. Please visit the new larger-format Gallery One)

These twenty images are from a rare Skanda Sasthi souvenir published in 1958 by Sri-la-Sri Subrahmanya Desika Paramacharya Swamigal of Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam, with the exception of last photograph of the curtain of Sri Valli Amma Devalaya at Kathirkamam, Sri Lanka. These images are also available in large high-definition format from the CD-ROM series Murugan Arul Pravagam by JK Multimedia of Chennai.

Sri Kumarar
Sri GajavahanaSri Kumara
Sri Saktidharar
Sri SaktidharaSri Somâskanda
Sri SubrahmanyaSri Subrahmanya
BâlaswâmiBâlaswâmi
Sri BrahmasastâSri Kârttikeya
Sri TârakâriKraunchabheda
Sri KandaswamiSri Saravanabhavar
SenaniShanmukhar
SikhivananarValli Kalyana Sundarar
Devasena PatiKathirkama Valli Amma

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