Kukke Subrahamanya Temple

Lapped in the luxurious abundance of the beauty of the nature the village of Subramanya lies in the Sullia Taluk in south Kanara with a sanctity which very few places can boast of. The temple is situated in the heart of the village. Nature reveals herself in all her unhidden beauty in the rivers, forests and mountains which the temples is surrounded by. It is about a 100 KM from Mangalore and 386 Kms from Bangalore and can be easily reached by buses or taxis.

I had been here almost every year from my childhood. This place is called to be the “Moolastana” of Naga. So any Dosha related to Naga can be solved by doing the relevant ritual here in Adi Subramanya. So lot of people come here to get out of Naga Dosha every day. This place is close to Darmasthala, about 40Kms. There are few guest houses here which are affordable to stay and are maintained very well. Last time I went there I stayed in Temple’s guest house, I found it very good.

The Kumaradhara rivers flows close to the temple, devoties take bath in the river before visiting the temple. It’s said that this river’s water has medicinal values and all your skin diseases are cured if you take a dip in this river. Not to forget to visit the Ganesh temple close to the temple, where installed is the a big monolithic black Ganesh looks awesome in the night.
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The tirtha of is the abode of Karttikeya, the son of Lord Siva. It’s glories are described in the Sahyadri Khanda of the Skanda Purana wherein it is described how during the Satya-yuga Karttikeya was installed as the ‘senapati’ (commander-in-chief) of the demigods on the banks of the River Dhara (or ‘Kumaradhara’ as it is commonly known). Also, after killing the demon Tarakasura, he washed the demon’s blood from his spear in the River Dhara. Admiring the beauty of this place, Karttikeya decided to reside here. In the Treta-yuga, Lord Parasurama came to this place and bathed in the River Dhara in order to absolve himself of the sins of exterminating the ksatriya-race twenty one times over.

This place is also a good place for trekking, Kumara parvata is one the best place for trekking, and I always dreamed to go for a trekking here, we need to start the trekking for Subramanya, and there is a house on the way to the top of the hill where you can stay for the night. I wish to go there sometime soon.