Devasena

In southern Indian mythological tradition, Devasena is the wife of the god
Skanda, in his southern Indian form as
Murugan. Following the pan-Indian
custom of arranged marriage,
Devasena is given in marriage to Skanda
by Indra (king of the gods) and the other
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Devasena
The town of Devaprayag. It is considered sacred
because it lies at the confluence of the Bhagirathi
and Alakananda Rivers, the two largest tributaries
of the Ganges in the Himalayas.
Hindu gods. After his marriage,
Skanda contracts a “love-marriage”
with the tribal girl Valli. Skanda’s two
wives thus symbolize both sides of his
identity—Valli bears witness to his
connection with the land, and his ultimate roots as a tribal deity, while
Devasena shows his assimilation into
the larger Hindu pantheon.