Senthilkumar
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Senthilkumar is one name for the god housed at the palani Murugan Temple
Palani Murugan Temple
The Hill Temple of Palani is one of the most famous temples of Murugan in India. It is located in the town of Palani, 100 km southeast of Coimbatore and a similar distance northwest of Madurai, and in the foot-hills of the eponymous Palni Hills...

, in the town of palani
Palani
Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...

 in the district of dhindukal, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The temple is considered to be one of the six major abodes of Lord Muruga.

The deity

Lord Muruga is son of Lord Shiva, brother of Lord Ganesha and husband of Valli
Valli
Valli is a Goddess and the divine consort of the prominent Hindu God Murugan, according to Hindu mythology. She represents the "Ichha Shakti" , and Goddess Deivayanai depicts "Kriya Shakthi" , and the Vel embodies "Gnana Shakthi" .Valli in Tamil language means a creeper and is also used as a title...

 and Deivayanai
Deivayanai
Deivayanai is a Hindu goddess and a divine consort of Lord Murugan. She is the daughter of God Indra, the King of Heaven.The Goddess is also known as Deviyani, Deivanai, Jayanti and Devasena.- Birth :...

. Senthil is another name for Lord Muruga; he has many names and many abodes. Kumar means prince.

Use as a name for individuals

Senthil Kumar is a common Tamil name for those born in 1965 and 1986. Many others have variants of the name, such as Senthil Velan, Senthil Nathan, and Senthil Kumaran. Senthil is derived from the word senthur.

People with this name will supposedly share a common character.
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