Vel
Divine spear in Hindu mythology
This article is about a divine entity in
Hinduism
. For other uses, see
Vel (disambiguation)
.
Vel
Murugan statue with Vel at
Batu Caves
,
Malaysia
Type
Spear
Place of origin
India
Service history
Used by
Murugan
Production history
Designer
Given to Murugan by Parvati (mother)
Vel
(
Tamil
:
வேல்
,
lit.
'Vēl') is a divine spear associated with
Murugan
, the
Hindu
god of war.
[
1
]
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Jackson, Frances Kozlowski and Chris (August 2013).
Driven by the Divine
. Balboa Press. p. 143.
ISBN
978-1-4525-7892-7
.