Lord Mangal (mars)
Mars Is Also Called Angaraka ('one Who Is Red In Colour') Or Bhauma ('son Of Bhumi') In Sanskrit. He Is The God Of War And Is Celibate. He Is Considered The Son Of Bhumi, The Earth Goddess.
he Is Painted Red Or Flame Colour, Four-armed, Carrying A Trident (sanskrit: Trishula), Mace (sanskrit: Gada), Lotus (sanskrit: Padma) And A Spear (sanskrit: Shula). His Mount (sanskrit: Vahana) Is A Ram. He Presides Over 'mangala-varam' I.e. Tuesday.
in Vedic Astrology Mangala Is Considered A Malefic Of The First Order. He Rules Over The Signs Mesha (aries) And Vrishchika (scorpio), Is Exalted In Makara (capricorn) And Has His Fall In Karka (cancer). Mangala Is The Lord Of Three Nakshatras Or Lunar Mansions: Mrigashirsha, Chitra And Shravishta Or Dhanishta.
the Sun, Moon And Jupiter Are All Considered Friendly To Him, While He Is Hostile To Mercury. Venus And Saturn Are Neutral. Mangala Represents Tamas Guna, Drive And Physical Energy, Self-confidence And Ego, Strength, Anger, Impulsiveness, Heroism And Adventurous Nature. Mangala Rules Over Blood, Muscles And Bone Marrow. He Is Associated With Battle, War And Soldiers. He Is A Teacher Of The Occult Sciences (ruchaka Mahapurusha Yoga).
there Is A Famous Pilgrim Place Mangalnath (in Ujjain,madhya Pradesh, India). Others Are Amalner(maharashtra) And Another In Vaitheeswaran Kovil, Tamil Nadu.
characteristics Of Mangal Are: Wife - Shaktidevi; Colour - Red; Gender - Male; Element - Fire; God - Subramanya; Pratyadi Devata - Murugan; Metal - Brass; Gemstone - Red Coral; Body Part - Marrow; Taste - Acid; Food - Pigeon Pea; Season - Summer; Direction - South; Day - Tuesday; Tone - Re.