Murugan Iconography & Inscriptions

A collections of social media references dealing with iconography and inscriptional evidence related to worship of Skanda in North India

Iconography

The below tweet thread by T S Krishnan, documents the presence of iconography of Murugan in places starting from the North-West of India ruled by Yaudheyas, followed by Kushanas , Shunga,

Murugan in Yaudheya coin 4 the Century CE

Following are the tweets by Raghavan Kalyanaraman about iconography of Skanda Muruga worship found in many different parts of India overa period of many centuries.

13–16 CE Bidar

Inscriptional evidence

Stone Inscription 3rd Century CE Abbotabad

Bilsad Inscription 415 CE

RajaRaja inscription

Murugan at Ellora.

Murugan at Ellora

3rd Century CE Murugan in what is present Day Afghanistan

Subramanya as Brahmasastha in Mamallapuram

Brahmasastha in Mamallapuram

Devi Parvati with Skanda 10 CE Pala era Bihar