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  • proper noun Murugan is a popular Hindu deity especially among Tamils, worshipped in areas of South India.

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Examples

  • The other three members of the committee are Veeramani alias Murugan who regularly issues press statements under the nom de guerre Gangadhar, Kuppuswamy alias D Murthy and Ujani Gowda who is lodged in Bellary jail.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Abhay N 2006

  • The other three members of the committee are Veeramani alias Murugan who regularly issues press statements under the nom de guerre Gangadhar, Kuppuswamy alias D Murthy and Ujani Gowda who is lodged in Bellary jail.

    Profiles of members of the Karnataka State committee of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) Abhay N 2006

  • The move comes after India's president rejected mercy pleas from the men known as Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • MADURAI: Madurai-based human rights organisations - People's Watch and Society for Community Organisation Trust (SOCO) - have claimed that there was violation of human rights in the encounter death of gangsters 'Kallu Mandaiyan' alias Murugan and Kaviarasu, who were shot dead by the police while they were allegedly trying to flee after attacking them here on Tuesday.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MADURAI: Madurai-based human rights organisations - People's Watch and Society for Community Organisation Trust (SOCO) - have claimed that there was violation of human rights in the encounter death of gangsters 'Kallu Mandaiyan' alias Murugan and Kaviarasu, who were shot dead by the police while they were allegedly trying to flee after attacking them here on Tuesday.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • MADURAI: Madurai-based human rights organisations - People's Watch and Society for Community Organisation Trust (SOCO) - have claimed that there was violation of human rights in the encounter death of gangsters 'Kallu Mandaiyan' alias Murugan and Kaviarasu, who were shot dead by the police while they were allegedly trying to flee after attacking them here on Tuesday.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • One would have expected a more extensive discussion on 'Murugan', who has a devotional following across the seas.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • The annual festival, marking the day when Goddess Parvati presented a weapon to Murugan to vanquish a demon army, celebrates the victory of good over evil.

    Asia in Pictures 2012

  • The spear that Murugan holds in his hand as a symbol of the power of transformation and protection leads the assault on the sense of sight.

    Jordan Mallah: My Powerful Pilgrimage to Chidambram, Tamil Nadu, India Jordan Mallah 2011

  • Nothing is casual about a pilgrimage to the six Murugan temples of Southern India.

    Jordan Mallah: My Powerful Pilgrimage to Chidambram, Tamil Nadu, India Jordan Mallah 2011

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