Research papers on the cult of Skanda-Murukan
Papers published to date from the First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan
- "Murugan in the Indus Script" by Iravatham Mahadevan (43 kb)
- "Murukan In Cankam Literature: Veriyattu - A Tribal Worship" by M. Shanmugam Pillai (20 kb)
- "Mayilam: A Murukan temple at the crossroads of myth and local culture" by François L' Hernault (24 kb)
- "Iconography of Skanda-Murukan: Flashes of Insight" by Raju Kalidos (46 kb)
- "Karttikeya in Early Indian Coinage" by S. Suresh (21 kb)
- "Tai Pucam in Malaysia" by Carl Vadivella Belle (44 kb)
- "Karttikeya worship in Bengal" by Seethalakshmi Viswanath (11 kb)
- "Vel Worship in Sri Lanka" by Vimala Krishnapillai (49 kb)
- "The Guardian Deities of Lanka: Skanda-Murukan and Kataragama" by S. Pathmanathan (42 kb)
- "Skanda-Murukan cult in Eastern Sri Lanka: Continuity and Change" by N. Shanmugalingam (40 kb)
- "The Murukan cult in Mauritius: Essence of Tamil ethnic identity" by Khesaven Sornum (15 kb)
- "Tiruppukal in the cult of Murukan" by Ponnaih Jeyaalaki Arunagirinathan (31 kb)
- "Arunagirinathar's Views on Wealth by S.R.S. Ayyar (17 kb)
- "Murukan, Tamil God of Justice" by Marudhamuthu
- "Swarupa Vel: Skanda's Sister Jyoti" by A. Alagarappan
- "The Development of Muruku-Muruka-Velan and Ce-Ey-Ceyon in Cankam Literature" by K.V. Ramakrishna Rao (24 kb)
- "The Iconography of Somāskanda Mūrti" by S. Suthanthiran (16 kb)
- "Shanmuka Kavacam and the Kavacam genre" by S.P. Sabharathnam (17 kb)
- "Cult of Skanda-Murukan in Ancient Tamil Nadu" by Ambikai Velmurugu (44 kb)
- "Publication of Tiruppukal a Century Ago by V.T. Subramania Pillai: The Man and His Mission" by Gnanapurani Madhvanath (17 kb)
- "Palani icon: A scientific analysis" by M.S. Saravanan (23 kb)
- "Skanda in ancient North India" by R.K. Seth (29 kb)
- "Cannittiyan: Celva Cannitti Murukan" by Kandiah Neelakandan (20 kb)
- "Skanda-Subrahmanya in Sanskrit Tradition" by S.S. Janaki (25 kb)
- "The Skanda cult in India: Sanskrit sources" by K.V. Sarma (39 kb)
- "In the Footsteps of Saint Arunagirinathar: Pilgrimage to the sacred places in the Tiruppukal" by Valayapettai Ra. Krishnan (40 kb)
- "Antiquity of Murukan Cult in Ancient Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective" by S. Kailash Sitrampalam (26 kb)
- "Skanda Legends in the Puranas" by N. Gangadharan (21 kb)
- "Murukan worship in Fiji" by R. Ponnu S. Goundar (12 kb)
- "My experience with Vallimalai Saccindananda Swami" by P.S. Krishna Iyer (21 kb)
- "Karttikeya in the folk life of Orissa" by Kailash Pattaniak (16 kb)
- "Murukan Cult in Cilappatikaram" by S. Kanmani (51 kb)
- "Discovery of an early sculpture of Murukan" by C. Veeraraghavan (11 kb)
- "Significance of Kaumara Icons" by P. Suyambu (19 kb)
- "Murukan Worship through Musical Forms" by N. Jayavidhya (17 kb)
- "Viralimalai Murukan as described by Arunagirinathar" by D. Chandrasekaran, I.A.S. (12 kb)
- "Following Murukan: Tai Pucam in Singapore" by Gauri Parimoo Krishnan (55 kb)
- "Lord Murukan, the embodiment of beauty and love" by Padmaja Anantharaman (17 kb)
- "Skanda-Murukan: Time and Nature associations" by Alexander Dubianski (29 kb)
- "Pilgrimage and Mystical Practice" by T. Senthilwerl (21 kb)
- "Pāda Yātrā to Palani Murukan Temple: A folk tradition" by R. Kannan (13 kb)
- "The Worship of God Murukan in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka" by Amirthalingam Selliah (100 kb)
- "Tamil Language and Murukan Worship in South Africa" by Prof. S. Subramaniyan (33 kb)
Papers published to date from the Second International Conference
- "Murugan Devotion among Tamil Diaspora" by Patrick Harrigan (13 kb)
- "Legends of Karttikeya in Puruliya Chau" by Malati Agniswaran (86 kb)
- "Tirumurukarruppatai's place in the Saiva Canon" by Ponnaih Jeyaalaki Arunagirinathan (17 kb)
- "Distinctive features of Tirumurukarruppatai" by Ponnaih Jeyālaki Arunagirinathan (23 kb)
- "Murukan Temples In Australia" by Dr. Arumugam Kandiah (23 kb)
- "Guha Jñāna Bodham" by Dr. P. Pandian, IAS (retd) (9 kb)
- "Kanta Shasti Vratam" by T. Senthilwerl (19 kb)
- "Murukan Worship in Melbourne" by Sivasupramaniam Sitsabesan (18 kb)
- "God Murukan as viewed by the ancient Tamils" by P. Thiagarajan (15 kb)
- "Facets of Murukan" by V. Balambal (42 kb)
- "Vallakkottai Murukan Temple" by Giridharilal Moorchand (20 kb)
- "The Hexagram and its Parallel in the Indus Valley Graffiti" by N.S. Valluvan
Papers published to date from the Third International Conference
- "Representations of Bala Murukan in Kunrutoradal Temples, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu" by Malati Agneswaran (28 kb)
- "The Worship of Murukan and the Zodiac" by K. V. Ramakrishna Rao (121 kb)
- "Murukap Perumanin Virathankalum Vizhakkalum" by Santhi Navukarasan (47 kb)
- "Murukan, The Protector and Healer" by Prof. Mrs. V. Balambal (29 kb)
- "Devaraya Swamigal's contribution to 'Murukanism'" by Sivagami Paramasivam (20 kb)
Other research articles about Skanda-Murukan:
- "Skanda: The Alexander Romance in India" by N. Gopala Pillai (134 kb)
- Introduction to Tamil Traditions on Subrahmanya-Murugan by Kamil Zvelebil (50 kb)
- "Murugan and Valli" by Kamil Zvelebil (16 kb)
- "Skandakumara and Kataragama: An Aspect of the Relation of Hinduism and Buddhism in Sri Lanka" by Heinz Bechert (15 kb)
- "Murugan in Kurinci Poetry" by Alexander Dubiansky (15 kb)
- "Dionysus and Kataragama: Parallel Mystery Cults" by Patrick Harrigan (100 kb)
- "Kailasa to Kataragama: Sacred Geography in the cult of Skanda-Murukan" by Patrick Harrigan (62 kb)
- "Devotion to Murukan" by by J.I. McGrath (11 kb)
- "Iranian Sraosa and Indian Skanda" by Sukumar Sen (5 kb)
- "Note on Karttikeya in ancient Java" by Hayati Soebadio (3 kb)
- "Skanda-Karttikeya in ancient Cambodia" by Mahesh Kumar Sharan (4 kb)
- "Rare Images of Brahmasāsta and Varāhasamhāra" by R.K.K. Rajarajan (20 kb)
- "Iconographic Contact between Karttikeya and ManjuŚrī in China" by B.N. Mukherjee (11 kb)
- Bodhisattva Skanda in China illustrated research note (4 kb)
- "Cosmography of Lanka Down the Ages" by Patrick Harrigan (31 kb)
- "Islamic Traditions of Kataragama" by Patrick Harrigan (13 kb)
- "Kinetic Iconography of Murukan" by Malati Agniswaran (9 kb)
- "Arunagirinathar: Was he a Shakta?" by Sadhu Ram (11 kb)
- "Lord Kataragama's Two Wives" by Paul Younger (9 kb)
- "Trimurti Orientation in Medieval South Indian Temples" by Raju Kalidos (37 kb)
- "Summa Iru in Tamil Scriptures" by S.R. Jayavelu (17 kb)
- "Skanda, the elegant war-god son of Shiva" by Rohit Pillai (19 kb)
- "The Iconography of Murugan" by Raju Kalidos (25 kb)
- "Murukan Worship in Sri Lanka: New Archaeological Evidence" by P. Pushparatnam (22 kb)
- "Skanda Cult in South India" by K.R. Venkataraman (21 kb)
- "Aspects of Karttikeya's Character" by Asim Kumar Chatterjee (49 kb)
- "Vaikasi Visakam and Lord Murukan" by Sivanandini Duraiswamy (15 kb)
- "Tiruppukazh: The Human Interface between Polytheism and Absolute Reality" by C.R. Krishnamurti and P. Rathanaswami (35 kb)
- "Indus Graffiti as Rock Art and their Astronomical Implications" by N.S. Valluvan (18 kb)
- "The Hexagram, Symbol of God Murukan, and its parallel in the Indus Sign denoting Space and Time" by N.S. Valluvan (26 kb)
- "Evolution of the Asian Deity Murukan from the Indus Valley Prototype Ahmuvan and his Role as a Mediator" by N.S. Valluvan (17 kb)
- A Note on the Muruku Sign of the Indus Script in light of the Mayiladuthurai Stone Axe Discovery by Iravatham Mahadevan (11 kb)
- "Sacred Trees in Murukan Temples" by V. Balambal (30 kb)
- "The Story of Skanda as told in the Northern and Southern Recensions" by P.R. Kannan (24 kb)
- "Skanda the Merciful and His Devotees " by P.R. Kannan (24 kb)
Reviews of the First Conference
For accounts of the First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan,
see these published reviews:
- "How the Murukan Conference Series began" by Patrick Harrigan, First Murukan Conference Secretary
- "Cult of the Child-God Crosses a Millennial Milestone"
- Hinduism Today May 1999 feature
article
- Review published in the International Institute of Asian Studies Newsletter
Review of the Third Murukan Conference in Kuala Lumpur Nov 2003
- "Third Murukan Conference: Whither the Murukan Conference Series?"
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