In this form Lord Muruga is known as Shanmukha or Arumuga Swami. When the divine consort Parvati beheld the beauty of these children, she embraced them all forcibly together to become one form with six heads and twelve arms. The wives of six rishis nurtured the babies and were subsequently rewarded to appear as the constellation Pleiades.
One of the many legends associated with the origin of Lord Muruga states that Lord Shiva emitted sparks from his third eye and these fell into the Saravana Poikai (lake) to become six infants. The worship of Lord Muruga goes back to the pre-Christian era and forms an important facet in the religious life of Hindus. Many Hindus believe that the presiding deity of this yugam is Lord Muruga (Kali Yuga Varadan) whose Vel, which symbolises the spear of victory, will eventually restore peace and harmony, destroying arrogance, violence, and injustice. Kali Yuga, the age indicating a period of darkness and degeneration commenced about 3100 BC.
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