Image
from Moor.
Basic Description: God of Mars, one of the Nine Planets.
Alternate Names: Khujan. Also sometimes identified with Kartikeya,
History/Practices:
The Hindu name for Tuesday, Mangalavara, is
named after him. Khudiru is sacred to
him.
Sources:
Moor, Edward.
The Hindu Pantheon. Los Angeles: Philosophical research society,
1976.
Thomas, P. Epics, Myths
and Legends of India. Bombay, India: D. B. Taraporevala Sons &
Co. Private Ltd, 1961.