Research papers on the cult of Skanda-Murukan

Entire books on Skanda-Murukan by eminent scholars

1. The Smile of Murugan on Tamil Literature of South India by Kamil Zvelebil
2. The Many Faces of Murukan by Fred W. Clothey

Papers presented at the First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan

3. "Murugan in the Indus Script" by Iravatham Mahadevan
4. "Murukan In Cankam Literature: Veriyattu - A Tribal Worship" by M. Shanmugam Pillai
5. "Mayilam: A Murukan temple at the crossroads of myth and local culture" by François L' Hernault
6. "Iconography of Skanda-Murukan: Flashes of Insight" by Raju Kalidos
7. "Karttikeya in Early Indian Coinage" by S. Suresh
8. "Tai Pucam in Malaysia" by Carl Vadivella Belle
9. "Karttikeya worship in Bengal" by Seethalakshmi Viswanath
10. "Vel Worship in Sri Lanka" by Vimala Krishnapillai
11. "The Guardian Deities of Lanka: Skanda-Murukan and Kataragama" by S. Pathmanathan
12. "Skanda-Murukan cult in Eastern Sri Lanka: Continuity and Change" by N. Shanmugalingam
13. "The Murukan cult in Mauritius: Essence of Tamil ethnic identity" by Khesaven Sornum
14. "Tiruppukal in the cult of Murukan" by Ponnaih Jeyālaki Arunagirinathan
15. "Arunagirinathar's Views on Wealth by S.R.S. Ayyar
16. "Murukan, Tamil God of Justice" by Marudhamuthu
17. "Swarupa Vel: Skanda's Sister Jyoti" by A. Alagarappan
18. "The Development of Muruku-Muruka-Velan and Ce-Ey-Ceyon in Cankam Literature" by K.V. Ramakrishna Rao
19. "The Iconography of Somāskanda Mūrti" by S. Suthanthiran
20. "Shanmuka Kavacam and the Kavacam genre" by S.P. Sabharathnam
21. "Cult of Skanda-Murukan in Ancient Tamil Nadu" by Ambikai Velmurugu
22. "Publication of Tiruppukal a Century Ago by V.T. Subramania Pillai: The Man and His Mission" by Gnanapurani Madhvanath
23. "Palani icon: A scientific analysis" by M.S. Saravanan
24. "Skanda in ancient North India" by R.K. Seth
25. "Cannittiyan: Celva Cannitti Murukan" by Kandiah Neelakandan
26. "Skanda-Subrahmanya in Sanskrit Tradition" by S.S. Janaki
27. "The Skanda cult in India: Sanskrit sources" by K.V. Sarma
28. "In the Footsteps of Saint Arunagirinathar: Pilgrimage to the sacred places in the Tiruppukal" by Valayapettai Ra. Krishnan
29. "Antiquity of Murukan Cult in Ancient Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective" by S. Kailash Sitrampalam
30. "Skanda Legends in the Puranas" by N. Gangadharan
31. "Murukan worship in Fiji" by R. Ponnu S. Goundar
32. "My experience with Vallimalai Saccindananda Swami" by P.S. Krishna Iyer
33. "Karttikeya in the folk life of Orissa" by Kailash Pattaniak
34. "Murukan Cult in Cilappatikaram" by S. Kanmani
35. "Discovery of an early sculpture of Murukan" by C. Veeraraghavan
36. "Significance of Kaumara Icons" by P. Suyambu
37. "Murukan Worship through Musical Forms" by N. Jayavidhya
38. "Viralimalai Murukan as described by Arunagirinathar" by D. Chandrasekaran, I.A.S.
39. "Following Murukan: Tai Pucam in Singapore" by Gauri Parimoo Krishnan
40. "Lord Murukan, the embodiment of beauty and love" by Padmaja Anantharaman
41. "Skanda-Murukan: Time and Nature associations" by Alexander Dubianski
42. "Pilgrimage and Mystical Practice" by T. Senthilwerl
43. "Pāda Yātrā to Palani Murukan Temple: A folk tradition" by R. Kannan (13 kb)
44. "The Worship of God Murukan in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka" by Amirthalingam Selliah
45. "Tamil Language and Murukan Worship in South Africa" by Prof. S. Subramaniyan

Papers presented at the Second International Conference in Mauritius

46. "Murugan Devotion among Tamil Diaspora" by Patrick Harrigan
47. "Legends of Karttikeya in Puruliya Chau" by Malati Agniswaran
48. "Tirumurukarruppatai's place in the Saiva Canon" by Ponnaih Jeyālaki Arunagirinathan
49. "Distinctive features of Tirumurukarruppatai" by Ponnaih Jeyālaki Arunagirinathan
50. "Murukan Temples In Australia" by Dr. Arumugam Kandiah
51. "Guha Jñāna Bodham" by Dr. P. Pandian, IAS (retd)
52. "Kanta Shasti Vratam" by T. Senthilwerl
53. "Murukan Worship in Melbourne" by Sivasupramaniam Sitsabesan
54. "God Murukan as viewed by the ancient Tamils" by P. Thiagarajan
55. "Facets of Murukan" by V. Balambal
56. "Vallakkottai Murukan Temple" by Giridharilal Moorchand
57. "The Hexagram and its Parallel in the Indus Valley Graffiti" by N.S. Valluvan

Papers presented at the Third International Conference in Kuala Lumpur in 2003

58. "Representations of Bala Murukan in Kunrutoradal Temples, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu" by Malati Agneswaran
59. "The Worship of Murukan and the Zodiac" by K. V. Ramakrishna Rao
60. "Murukap Perumanin Virathankalum Vizhakkalum" by Santhi Navukarasan
61. "Murukan, The Protector and Healer" by Prof. Mrs. V. Balambal
62. "Devaraya Swamigal's contribution to 'Murukanism'" by Sivagami Paramasivam

Papers presented at the First International Muruga Bhakti Conference in Kuala Lumpur 9-12 August 2012

63. "Murugan Bhakti: A User's Manual" by Patrick Harrigan
64. "Viswarupa of Skanda" by P.N. Kannan

Other research articles about Skanda-Murukan:

65. "Skanda: The Alexander Romance in India" by N. Gopala Pillai
66. Introduction to Tamil Traditions on Subrahmanya-Murugan by Kamil Zvelebil
67. "Murugan and Valli" by Kamil Zvelebil
68. "Skandakumara and Kataragama: An Aspect of the Relation of Hinduism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka" by Heinz Bechert
69. "Murugan in Kurinci Poetry" by Alexander Dubiansky (15 kb)
70. "Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults" by Patrick Harrigan
71. "Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography in the cult of Skanda-Murukan" by Patrick Harrigan
72. "Devotion to Murukan" by by J.I. McGrath
73. "Iranian Sraosa and Indian Skanda" by Sukumar Sen
74. "Note on Karttikeya in ancient Java" by Hayati Soebadio
75. "Skanda-Karttikeya in ancient Cambodia" by Mahesh Kumar Sharan
76. "Past and Future Trends in Contemporary Hinduism" by Swami Agehananda Bharati
77. "Rare Images of Brahmasāsta and Varāhasamhāra" by R.K.K. Rajarajan
78. "Iconographic Contact between Karttikeya and Manjuśrī in China" by B.N. Mukherjee
79. Bodhisattva Skanda in China illustrated research note
80. "Cosmography of Lanka Down the Ages" by Patrick Harrigan
81. "Islamic Traditions of Kataragama" by Patrick Harrigan
82. "Kinetic Iconography of Murukan" by Malati Agniswaran
83. "Arunagirinathar: Was he a Shakta?" by Sadhu Ram
84. "Lord Kataragama's Two Wives" by Paul Younger
85. "Trimurti Orientation in Medieval South Indian Temples" by Raju Kalidos
86. "Summa Iru in Tamil Scriptures" by S.R. Jayavelu
87. "Skanda, the elegant war-god son of Shiva" by Rohit Pillai
88. "The Iconography of Murugan" by Raju Kalidos
89. "Murukan Worship in Sri Lanka: New Archaeological Evidence" by P. Pushparatnam
90. "Skanda Cult in South India" by K.R. Venkataraman
91. "Aspects of Karttikeya's Character" by Asim Kumar Chatterjee
92. "Vaikasi Visakam and Lord Murukan" by Sivanandini Duraiswamy
93. "Tiruppukazh: The Human Interface between Polytheism and Absolute Reality" by C.R. Krishnamurti and P. Rathanaswami
94. "Indus Graffiti as Rock Art and their Astronomical Implications" by N.S. Valluvan
95. "The Hexagram, Symbol of God Murukan, and its parallel in the Indus Sign denoting Space and Time" by N.S. Valluvan
96. "Evolution of the Asian Deity Murukan from the Indus Valley Prototype Ahmuvan and his Role as a Mediator" by N.S. Valluvan
97. A Note on the Muruku Sign of the Indus Script in light of the Mayiladuthurai Stone Axe Discovery by Iravatham Mahadevan
98. "Sacred Trees in Murukan Temples" by V. Balambal
99. "The Story of Skanda as told in the Northern and Southern Recensions" by P.R. Kannan
100. "Skanda the Merciful and His Devotees " by P.R. Kannan
101. "Murugan and the Vel: The Individual Implications" by Carl Vadivella Belle
102. "Painting of Murugan, Subrahmanya or Karthikeyan" by Prof. P.C. Jain and Dr Daljeet
103. Skanda Shashti message by Swami Sivananda (1946)
104. "Malaysian Hindu Pilgrimage: Kavadi Worship at Batu Caves" by Carl Vadivella Belle
105. "Somaskanda: Royal and Divine" by Lakshmi Viswanathan

Reviews of the First Conference

For accounts of the First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan, see these published reviews:

106. "How the Murukan Conference Series began" by Patrick Harrigan, First Murukan Conference Secretary
107. "Cult of the Child-God Crosses a Millennial Milestone"
108. Hinduism Today May 1999 feature article
109. Review published in the International Institute of Asian Studies Newsletter

Review of the Third Murukan Conference in Kuala Lumpur Nov 2003

110. "Third Murukan Conference: Whither the Murukan Conference Series?"

		Research articles in Tamil translation translated by Santhipriya
		• "Murugan and Valli by Kamil V. Zvelebil • "Legends of Tirupparankunram" by R.K. Das • "The Iconography of Somāskanda Mūrti" by S. Suthanthiran • "Murukan worship in Fiji" by R. Ponnu S. Goundar • "Skanda-Kārttikeya in ancient Cambodia" by Mahesh Kumar Sharan • "Discovery of an early sculpture of Murukan" by C. Veeraraghavan • "Murukan Worship in Sri Lanka: New Archaeological Evidence" by P. Pushparatnam • "The Murukan Cult in Mauritius: Essence of Tamil Ethnic Identity" by Khesaven Sornum • "Kārttikeya in the folk life of Orissa" by Kailash Pattaniak • "Skanda Legends in the Puranas" by N. Gangadaran • "Kārttikeya worship in Bengal" by Seethalakshmi Viswanath • "Lord Kataragama's Two Wives" by Paul Younger • "Note on Kārttikeya in ancient Java" by Hayati Soebadio • "Vallakkottai Murukan Temple" by Giridharilal Moorchand • "An Illustration of Iconographic Contact between Kārttikeya and Manjusrī in China" by B. N. Mukerjee • "Bodhisattva Skanda in China" illustrated research note • "Palani Icon: A Scientific Analysis" by M.S. Saravanan • "Swarupa Vel - Skanda's Sister Jothi" by Dr. Alagappa Alagappan • "The Guardian Deities of Lanka" by S. Padmanathan • "Mailam: A Murukan temple at the crossroads of myth and local culture" by François L' Hernault • "Pāda Yātrā to Palani Murukan Temple: A Folk Tradition" by K. Kannan • "Pazham Nee -- The story of how Murugan became Palani Āndavar" • "Pazham Nee The illustrated story of Lord Murugan" • "The Murukan Cult in Mauritius: Essence of Tamil Ethnic Identity" by Khesaven Sornum • "God Murukan as viewed by the ancient Tamils" by P. Thiagarajan • "Murugan Devotion among Tamil Diaspora" by Patrick Harrigan • "Murukan Temples In Australia" by Dr. Arumugam Kandiah • "Sacred Trees in Murukan Temples" by V. Balambal • "Skanda Cult in South India" by K.R. Venkataraman • "Vaikasi Visakam and Lord Murukan" by Sivanandini Duraiswamy • "Significance of Kaumara Icons" by P. Suyambu • "The Iconography of Murugan" by Raju Kalidos • "Islamic Traditions of Kataragama" by Patrick Harrigan • "Tai Pucam in Malaysia" by Carl Vadivella Belle • "My experience with Vallimalai Saccindananda Swami" by P.S. Krishna Iyer • "Publication of Tiruppukal a Century Ago by V.T. Subramania Pillai: The Man and His Mission" by Gnanapurani Madhvanath • "Tamil Language and Murukan Worship in South Africa" by Prof. S. Subramaniyan • "Murukan Worship in Melbourne" by Sivasupramaniam Sitsabesan • "Facets of Murukan" by V. Balambal • "Skanda in ancient North India" by R.K. Seth • "The Worship of God Murukan in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka" by Amirthalingam Selliah • "In the Footsteps of Saint Arunagirinathar: Pilgrimage to the sacred places in the Tiruppukal" by Valayapettai Ra. Krishnan

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