Kukke Subramanya Temple

Resting in the lap of nature, the Kukke Subramanya Swami temple is situated in the village of Subramanya in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada District near Mangaluru, Karnataka. It is situated amidst the beautiful and serene Western Ghats where the natural charm is still not spoilt. In this temple, Lord Subramanya, son of Lord Shiva is worshiped as the Lord of all Serpents. Kukke Subramanya Temple is one of the seven sacred Muktikshetras or Mukthistala (place of salvation) in India where many Hindus perform death rites for the departed souls.

Lord Subramanya is the main deity worshipped at Kukke Subramanya Temple. The temple faces the east and the main entrance is present at the back of the Sanctum. The devotees enter from west through main Gopuram and enter the inner quadrangle from the east. There is a pedestal in the centre of the sanctum. On the upper Dias there is the figure of Shree Subramanya and then the idol of Vasuki and little lower the idol of Shesha. While entering the inner quadrangle devotees should remove their shirts and banyans.

Between the Sanctum and the entrance is the Silver Plated Garuda Kamba. This pillar is believed to protect devotees from the poisonous breath of Vasuki who resides inside the Sanctum.

Kukke Subramanya Temple, Karnataka

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According to a mythology, after slaying the demon rulers, Tharaka, Shurapadmasura and their followers in a war, Lord Shanmukha reached Kumara Hill brother Ganesh and others. He was welcomed by Indra and his followers. Indra merrily prayed Lord Kumara Swami to accept and marry his daughter Devasena for which the Lord readily agreed. The divine marriage was conducted on Margashira shudha shashti at Kumara Hill. Gods like Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and many other deities gathered for the marriage and coronation ceremony of Shanmukha. Holy waters from many rivers were brought for the ceremony. With these waters of Mahabhisheka fell down to form a river which was later known by the popular name Kumaradhara. The great Shiva Bhakta and Serpent king Vasuki was meditating for years in the Biladwara caves of Kukke Subrahmanya to avoid the attack of Garuda. Following Lord Shiva`s assertion Shanmuka gave darshan to Vasuki and blessed him that he would stay with his supreme devotee in this place forever. Hence the poojas offered to Vasuki or Nagaraja are nothing but the poojas to Lord Subrahmanya.

Morning: 6am – 7 am
Noon: 11am – 12pm
Night: 7pm – 7.45 pm

Pooja Activities

Ashlesha Bali Pooja & Sarpa Samskara are two important Sarpa Dosha Poojas are done at Kukke Subramanya Temple.

Ashlesha Bali
Ashlesha Bali Puja is one of the important Kaalasarpa dosha pujas performed at Kukke Subramanya temple. Lord Subramanya is known as the protector from Kaalasarpa dosha and Kuja dosha. Kukke Sri Kshetra temple is the most popular for Sarpadosha puja. Aslesha Bali puja is performed on Aslesha nakshatra in each month. Devotees believe Shravana masa, Karthika masa, and Margashira masa are the most auspicious months to perform Aslesha bali puja at Kukke temple.

Sarpa Samskara / Sarpa Dosha
Sarpa Samskara / Sarpa Dosha is one of the poojas performed by devotees at this temple to get rid of the sarpa dosha (according to belief, a person, either in this birth or in any of his previous births, could be afflicted by the sarpa (serpent) dosha (curse) either knowingly or unknowingly, through many ways). Persons who are afflicted with this dosha are advised by astrologers / horoscope writers to perform this pooja for their own wellbeing. Pooja can be done either by the afflicted person himself if he is male and married, or through a priest.

The temple also celebrates festivals such as Maha Rathotsava, Rathotsava on th small chariot, Chandramandala Utsava and Flower Chariot Utsava.

There is a cluster of Lingas inside the temple. They are known as Kukke Lingas.
There are shrines here for Kala Bhairava and Uma Maheshwara.
Being near to Mangalore, this temple can be reached easily.

Kukke Subrahmanya can be reached by road from Mangalore, Bangalore, Dharmastala, Mysore etc. KSRTC operates buses on a daily basis from these and other places. The nearest airport is the Mangalore International Airport, at a distance of 115 km. The nearest railway station is Subrahmanya Road (SBHR) railway station on Mangalore-Bangalore railway route, which is 12 km from Kukke Subrahmanya. There is daily passenger train services from Mangalore, Bangalore. One can catch a local transport from the station for a journey of 15 minutes to the temple (approx Rs. 20 per head)

KSRTC Bus Terminal, Subrahmanya
Phone: 08257-281212

Subrahmanya Road Railway station(SBHR), Nettana
Phone: 08251-262241

Mangalore International Airport, Bajpe
Phone: 0824-2254252, 245104

Nearest Railway Station:

Mangalore railway Station about 110Kms.
uttur railway Station about 60Kms.
Nettana Railway Station (Subrahmanya Cross Road) about 12Kms

Nearest Airport:

The nearest airports to the temple are:
Mangalore (Bajpe) Airport about 120Kms.
Bangalore International Airport about 300 Kms.