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Kukke Subramanya

Kukke Subrahmaṇya — serpent-god temple of Karnataka

Tradition · Hindu

Period · c. 11th c.

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Historical Period11c CE

c. 11th c.

3000 BCE11th century CEPresent

Sacred Facts · At a Glance

Mantra

varies by tradition

Gender: male
Sacred Colours: redgold
Sacred Offerings: flowers · kumkum · sweets · coconut

Primary Scriptures

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Kukke Subramanya

Pan-India-famous serpent-removal (sarpa-dosha) shrine. Subrahmanya = Murugan + Nāga. Pilgrims perform Nāga-pratishta and Sarpa-saṃskāra rituals for family snake-related curses.

Canonical status

Kukke Subrahmaṇya — serpent-god temple of Karnataka

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Mantravaries by tradition

Vāhana: Mayūra
Offerings: flowerskumkumsweetscoconut
Sacred colours: redgold

🛕 Principal Temples

Kukke Subramanyac. 11th c.
📍 Kukke Subramanya, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India
12.6634°, 75.6289° — view on map
Kukke Subrahmaṇya — serpent-god temple of Karnataka

🎊 Festivals

Navratri / Annual Mahotsava
varies

Sources & provenance

🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary

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Scholarly sourceBook
D.C. Sircar. Sakti Pitha canonical sources (1948)
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Supporting referenceOther
Regional gazetteer

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Kukke Subramanya

Canonical status

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🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals