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Kukke Subramanya Temple

Coordinates: 12°40′N 75°37′E / 12.66°N 75.61°E / 12.66; 75.61
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Kukke Subramanya Temple
Kukke Sri Subramanya Temple
The Gopura of the Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictDakshina Kannada
DeityKartikeya as a Nāga
FestivalsShasti, Kiru Shasti, Nagara Panchami, Nagaradhane
Location
LocationOn banks of river Kumaradhara
StateKarnataka
Country India
Geographic coordinates12°40′N 75°37′E / 12.66°N 75.61°E / 12.66; 75.61
Architecture
StyleDravidian Architecture
Website
itms.kar.nic.in/..

Kukke Subramanya (IAST: Kukke Subrahmaṇya) is a Hindu temple in the village Subramanya in Kadaba taluk (previously in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. Kartikeya is worshipped as Subramanya, lord of all serpents in the temple. Epics say 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.[1]

The temple is primarily popular among women.[2]

Kukke Subrahmanya Temple
River in front of the temple

Geography

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The Kukke Subramanya Temple is located in the Western Ghats range of Karnataka, under the mountain Kumara Parvatha.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karnataka State Gazetteer: Shimoga. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press, Karnataka (India). 1973. p. 105.
  2. ^ "Blessed with 'Shakti', women take to religious tourism". Deccan Herald, English Newspaper. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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