The worship of Lord Murugan is ancient among the Tamils. Murugan or Skanda-Kumara is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and brother of Lord Ganesha. Murugan in Tamil refers to youthfulness. Murugan is otherwise known as Kartikeya, Subrahmanya, Thendayudhapani, Shanmuka, etc. based on various myths associated with him. Murugan is popularly depicted as having six faces.