Subramanya is a village located in Kadaba Taluk in Dakshina Kannada, India. The Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is located here. It is about 105 kilometres from Mangalore, connected by train and road. It was
Subramanya to Sakleshpur
Bus stand in Kukke Subramanya (2025)
Gopuram of Kukke Subramanya Temple
Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha or Muruga, is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the son of the deities Shiva and Parvati and the brother of Ganesha.
Subramanya, Karnataka
…Darpana Theertha, a tributary of the Kumaradhara, flows just behind the temple. The belief is that Vasuki and other snakes took refuge under the god Subrahmanya in the caves at Subramanya. Here Subrahmanya is worshipped as a snake. Sullia…
Statue of Kartikeya at Batu Caves, Malaysia
Six-headed Kartikeya seated on a peacock, twelfth century CE
Kartikeya wielding a vel, sculpture from Kannauj, 8th century CE
A painting depicting Kartikeya facing off Surapadma