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	Statue of
	 
	
	Murugan, the
	
	Hindu
	
	god of war and a son of 
	
	
	Shiva and 
	
	Parvati,
	who is also known by a variety of other names, 
	including 
	
	Subramanya 
	(fig.), 
	
	
	Karttikeya (fig.), 
	
	
	Guha, 
			      
			      Skanda 
	(fig.), 
	
	Kumara 
	(fig.), 
	
	
	Kanthakumara (fig.),
	
	
	Mahasena, and
	
	Vishakha, 
	among others. 
			
						
		  
						
						
		 
						 
						
						
		 
						
						
						
			
								
 
								
						
						
		 
				
	
								
  
						
						
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