Kukke Subramanya Temple

Kukke Subramanya is an alleged 5000 year old Hindu temple on the banks of Kumaradhara River in the village Subramanya in Kadaba 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.