What is "kartikeya"

Karthikeya (; ; , Tamil: Kārttikēyaṉ கார்த்திகேயன்', 'முருகன்) also known as Murugan, Skanda and Subramnya is the Hindu god of war. He is the Commander-in-Chief of the army of the devas and the son of Shiva. He is also the primary deity of the Kaumaram sect of Hinduism.

Murugan ( Tamil Murugaṉ) is often referred to as Tamiḻ kadavuḷ ("God of the Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially in Tamilnadu , Kerala, Puducherry, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Réunion. His six most important shrines in India are the Six Abodes of Murugan also known ( Tamil) Arupadaiveedu அறுபடை வீடு literally meaning six warhouses, temples located in Tamil Nadu. In Bengal, Odisha and Maharashtra, he is popularly known as Kartikeya. He is known as Subrahmanya, Muruga or Palani Andava in Kerala.