Visiting the Nearby Karthikeya Temple Swami Satyananda Saraswati 12 years ago Shree Maa and Swamiji went to make offerings and take the darshan of Shiva’s second son, Karthikeya (also known as Muruga and Subramanya) at a nearby temple up a steep hill. Ganesh, Shiva’s first son The Kartikeya Temple