Kukke Subramanya Temple
Kukke Subramanya (IAST: Kukke Subrahmaṇya) is a Hindu temple located in the village Subramanya, of Kadaba taluk (Earlier in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. In this temple Kartikeya is worshipped as Subramanya, lord of all serpents. The epics relate that the divine serpent Vasuki and other serpents found refuge under Subramanya when threatened by the Garuda. The priests in the temple are Shivalli Madhwa Brahmins. The poojas and other daily rituals in the temple are performed as per Madhvacharya's Tantra Sara Sangraha.
| Kukke Subramanya Temple | |
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Kukke Sri Subramanya Temple | |
The Gopura of the Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Deity | Kartikeya as a Nāga |
| Festivals | Shasti, Kiru Shasti, Nagara Panchami, Nagaradhane Important Sevas:
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| Location | |
| Location | On banks of river Kumaradhara |
| State | Karnataka |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 12.66°N 75.61°E |
| Website | |
| itms.kar.nic.in/.. | |
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| Kaumaram |
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