Kukke Subramanya Temple

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Kukke Subramanya Temple
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:[1] Made Made Snana Beedhi Madesnana Sarpasamskara Naga Prathiste Ashlesha Bali Uruluseva
Location
Location	On banks of river Kumaradhara
State	Karnataka
Country	India
Geographic coordinates	12°40′N 75°37′E / 12.66°N 75.61°E / 12.66; 75.61
Website
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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.^[2]