Subrahmanya Karavalambam

Skanda Sashti is observed on the sixth day of the bright fortnight of the Tamil month of Aippasi This day is dedicated to the second son of Lord Shiva – Lord Subramanya, also known as Kartikeya, Kumaresa, Guha, Murugan, Shanmukha and Velayudhan, who on this day, is believed to have annihilated the mythical demon Taraka.