Kartikeya

Kartikeya (/kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; IAST: Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda (/skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha (/ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan (/mʊɾʊgən/), is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the son of the deities Shiva and Parvati and the brother of Ganesha.

Tarakasura (Sanskrit: तारकासुर:) also rendered as Tharakasuran (Tamil: தாரக்காசுரன்) and Tarakasura (Telugu: తారకసుర) is a powerful asura in Hindu mythology. He is the son of the asura Vajranga

Devasena is a Hindu goddess and the first wife of the god Kartikeya. She is known as Devayanai, Deivanai or Deivayanai, Devakunjari,Devayani, Jayanthi (Sister of Jayanth) in south-Indian texts. Her name is also spelled as Teyvanai or Tevayanai (Teyvāṉai).She is a form of Vishnu's daughter Amritavalli.

Vaḷḷi (Tamil: வள்ளி) ("Creeper, Sweet Potato Plant") is a Hindu goddess and the consort of the god Kartikeya.She is a form of Vishnu's daughter Sundaravalli.

Sooranporu or Soorasamharam part of Kandha Sashti Vratham festival is a ritual folk performance that recreates the killing of Asuras by Lord Murugan. It is performed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Sri Lanka and the district of Palakkad in Kerala at temples dedicated to Murugan. The Soorasamharam festival is also celebrated in Thiruvannur Subramanya Swami temple in Kozhikode District kerala for more than a century in the name Sooranpada. In the year 2021, the festival will be celebrated on 9th November 2021.

Surapadma (Devanagari: शूरपद्मा, IAST: śūrapadmā) surapadman (Tamil: சூரபத்மன்) was an asura who was the son of the asura Vajranaga and the princess Varangi. He was defeated by Murugan but asking for pardon prior to his defeat, was granted the honour of becoming his vahana, the peacock. He is the brother of Singamuka and Tarakasura. His eldest son is Banukopan. The word Surapadma is a compound of two words - the Old Tamil word Cura and the Sanskrit word Padma.