Kartikeya Temple, Pehowa
| Kartikeya Temple | |
|---|---|
Kartikeya | |
| Festivals | Sarasvati Mahotsav, Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Pehowa |
| State | Haryana |
| Country | India |
  Shown within Haryana  Kartikeya Temple, Pehowa (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°59′N 76°35′E / 29.98°N 76.58°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Nagara style |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
Kartikeya Temple in
Legend
The
The Devas manage to get Shiva remarried to Parvati by having Kama, the God of love awaken him from his penance, incurring his wrath in the process. Shiva hands over his effulgence of the third eye used to destroy Kama to Agni, as he alone is capable of handling it until it becomes the desired offspring. But even Agni, tortured by its heat, hands it over to Ganga who in turn deposits it in a lake in a forest of reeds (shara). The child is finally born in this forest (vana) with six faces - eesanam, sathpurusham, vamadevam, agoram, sathyojatham and adhomugam. He is first spotted and cared for by six women representing the Pleiades - Kritika in Sanskrit. He thus gets named Karttikeya. As a young lad, he destroyed Taraka. He is also known as Kumara (Sanskrit for youth).
Location of the temple
This famous temple is situated in the center of
Rules
Women are strictly forbidden in this temple which celebrates the
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