Kaumaram

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thumb|The Om symbol in Tamil. Om in the Tamil script is seen in most Murugan temples. Kaumaram () is a Hindu denomination that primarily venerates the Hindu deity of war, Murugan, also known as Kumaran, Karthikeyan (in South India), Arumugan, and Subramaniya. Devotees of Kumaran, called Kaumaras, also revere members of his family: Parvati, Shiva, and Ganesha, as well as his consorts, Devasena/Deivayanai and valli, the daughters of Indra in Tamil tradition. The important theological texts relating to Kumara are a part of the Shaiva agama canon. This sub-tradition is found among the Tamils, Kannadigas, and the Vedda, in South India, Sri Lanka, and among the Tamil diaspora worldwide. The love story of Kumara/Murugan and his wife Valli, a girl from a local tribe, is popular in Tamil Nadu, where Murugan acquired the status of a patron god of the Tamil people.