Kukke Subrahmanya Temple , Mangalore, Karnataka

Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is about a 100 KM from Mangalore and can be easily reached by buses or taxis. 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.

Lord Subramanya (popularly known as Lord Muruga in Tamil Nadu and Lord Karttikeya in North India) is the deity worshiped in the form of a Cobra in the temple of Kukke Subramanya.

Kukke Subramanya Lord Subramanya is called Sarpa Dosha Nivaraka (remedier), widely worshipped as the serpent deity and as forgiver of all doshas connected with serpents normally called "Naga Dosha", "Sarpa Dosha" and "Kalasarpa Dosha".

The Kukke Subramanya Temple has a sanctuary which is located at the opposite side of the main entrance. There is a pillar in the Kukke Subramanya Temple. It is believed that this pillar was erected in order to save the people from the flame of the breath of the dangerous Basukinag who was residing inside. There is a dais in the sanctuary of Sri Subramanya which is the residence of the idols of Vasuki and Maha Shesha.

FESTIVALS & CELEBRATIONS
The Annual festival is celebrated here every year from 'Karthika Bahula Dwadashi' to Margashira Shudha Poornima'. But the devotees begin to throng here as early as 'Karthika Bahula Amavasya' and will continue to do so till 'Margashira Shudha Sapthami'. The Lakshadeepotsava is celebrated on the day of Karthika Bahula Amavasya and on the four succeeding days, the Chandramandalotsava, Ashwavahanotsava, Mayura Vahanotsava and Flower Chariot Utsava are conducted respectively. On Panchami (the fifth day) 'Panchami Rathotsava' is celebrated at night. On the Shashti day Sri Subrahmanya Swamy and Umamaheshwara come out at an auspicious hour in the morning to participate in the festival. Sri Subrahmanya Swamy mounts the 'Brahmaratha' and God Umamaheshwara the 'Panchami Ratha'. Then a very strange occurance takes place.

The Garuda Pakshi (kite)which never can be found in this place on the rest of the days of the year makes its appearance at the time of Ratharohana and again at the time of Avabrath Mahotsava the next day. This can never be explained unless we attribute to the holiness of this place. At the time of car festival the chariot is pulled by means of cane. The moment the car festival is over the devotees vie with one another to get hold of a piece of this cane because this is considered to be very effective cure even for the most virulent, positions like that of a snake-bite. Then the God alights from the chariot. The devotees perform various kinds of worships. Then the 'Mahapooja' and the 'Mahasantharpana' (feeding of Brahmins) take place.

The next day of Shashti also Sri Kumaraswamy comes out to take part in the festival. After the 'Okuli Pooja' (Sprinkling of Saffron water) God proceeds to 'Matsya Thirtha' where the 'Nauka Viharotsava' and the Avabritha takes place. After this festival the devotees and pilgrimage start returning and the density of the population lessons gradually. But the festivals continue till Poornami. On that day 'Maha Samprokshana' is conducted and with this the annual festivals come to a close.

HOW TO REACH KUKKE SUBRAMANYA TEMPLE
Buses service to Kukke Subramanya Temple: Kukke subramanya can be reached by road from Mangalore and Bangalore. KSRTC is operating buses daily from these two places.

Details of Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya KSRTC Bus services, Timings: If you are planning to travel from Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya by bus, here are the details. The distance from Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya temple by bus is 266 km. There are buses at 08:15 and 09:15 (Ordinary) and 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 and 11:00 (Rajahamsa) from Kempegowda Bus Stand, Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya Temple. Bus fare from Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya are as follows: Ordinary Buses fare is Rs. 195 and Rajahamsa fare is Rs. 296 from Bangalore.

Enquries about K.S.R.T.C bus services can be made at Telephone Numbers 080-22870099 and 080-22873377 (Kempegowda Bus Stand, Magesic, Bangalore Enquiry), 0824-2212243 (Mangalore), 0821-2520853 (Mysore).

Private bus services also commute Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya. Private buses leaves Bangalore to Kukke Subramanya around 10:30 - 11:00 pm in the night.

Distance from Kasargod(Kerala) to Kukke Subrahmanya Temple is 83 km. The distance between Kukke Subramanya and Madikeri is 66 km and distance from Mangalore to Kukke Subrahmanya is 107 km. Distance from Kukke subrahmanya to Dharmasthala is 72 Km.

Distance between Subramanya Road to Kukke Subramanya temple is about 12 Kms. From there you will get busses and jeeps that take you to Kukke Subramanya Temple

St. Aloysius church, Mangalore

St. Aloysius Church is situated 1 km away from the city's main center. The walls of the church are covered with the paintings of the artist Antony Moshaini of Italy. The church was built in the year 1899-1900. St. Aloysius College Chapel, an architectural gem, comparable with the Sistine chapel in Rome, is situated on lighthouse hill. The special beauty of the chapel is the wonderful series of paintings that virtually cover every inch of the interior roof and walls.

Mangaladevi Temple, Mangalore

The Mangaladevi Temple is located at Bolara in the city of Mangalore, Karnataka state. The Mangaladevi temple is situated just about 3km from southwest of Mangalore city centre. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Mangaladevi.

The Mangaladevi temple of Mangalore dates back to 9th century and has given the Mangalore town its name.

Legend:

Kundavarma, the most renowned king of Ahepa dynasty, was ruling Tulunadu. During his tenure, two holy saints Machendranatha and Gorakanatha belonging to the Natha cult visited Mangalapura by crossing river Nethravathi. The place where they crossed the river came to be known as 'Gorakdandi'. They selected a spot nearby the bank of Netravathi, which was once the centre of activities of sage Kapila.

Kundavarma came to know about the saints and came to meet them. He introduced himself, paid them his respects and offered the saints help and patronage. Pleased with the humility and qualities of the king, they advised the king that the kingdom needed to be sanctified. They asked the king to donate them land so that they could build a hermitage and make it a centre for their spiritual activities under his protection and patronage.

For King Kundavarma it was certainly a surprise to know that his land had such a ancient history. The saints informed the king that once upon a time there was a holy temple in his land and it was dedicated to goddess Mangaladevi. The two holy saints took the king to the location where this entire historical incident had taken place. They requested the king to dig the land and relieve the Linga and the Dharapatra representing Mangaladevi and establish them in a shrine along with Nagaraja for the protection. A grand shrine of Sri Mangaladevi was built on the hallowed place as per the instructions of two saints.

Kadri Manjunatha Temple , Mangalore

Kadri Manjunath Temple, dating back to 1608, is located at the foot of Kadri Hills near Dharmasthala. It is constructed in the style of Vijaynagar architecture with traces of Buddhist influence. The presiding deity is Lord Shiva, known as Shree Manjunath, in the shape of Udbhava Linga, a natural stone slab seen parallel to the level of the floor of the main sanctorum. An exciting feature of Linga is the disappearance of the water poured on it, any amount whatever it be.

The temple has statue of Matsyendranatha with palms one over the other on the folded right leg in the south, a six feet high structure of Gorakhanath in the west, and the figure of Sringinatha, which is ornamented with three tiers in the midst. The sub-deities include Ganesh, Vishnu, Durgaparmeshwari, Shasta, Vyasa Muni and Gomukha Ganpathi. A tall wooden 'Deepa Sthamba' covered with bronze adorns the temple.

Lakshadeepotsava is the main attraction celebrated here on which day devotees offer prayers and wait to visit Lord Shiva.

How to reach temple:
Situated just 4 km distance from the heart of the Mangalore City, a convenient public transport facility is available to reach temple. There are frequent bus facility and auto rickshaws at reasonable fare available. For new visitors these auto rickshaws (three wheeler motor vehicles) are convenient mean of transport.

Postal Correspondence Address of the temple:
Kadri Shri Manjunatha Temple,
Kadri,
Mangalore - 575 002.
Phone: 91-824-214176 (office)

Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple, Mangalore

Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple is located just 3 km from heart of Mangalore city. The beautiful temple at Kudroli id dedicated to Lord Gokarnanatheshwara, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

It is believed that this place is used to graze land for the horses during the rule of Tipu Sultan. Hence, the name 'Kudre' (horse) 'vali' which was transformed into kudroli over time.

Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra was started in 1912 by his holiness Narayana Guru, a social reformer and a saint. The original temple structure was constructed in the Kerala style, recently the temple was renovated in 1991 and now it is in the Chola style.

The main deity of the kshetra is Lord Sri Gokarnanatha (Lord Shiva) and other idols of the kshetra are Lord Ganapathy, Lord Subramanya, Goddess Annapoorneshwari, Lord Bhairava, the Nava Grahas and Lord Shaneshwara.

Navarathri Utsav at Kudroli is celebrated in great devotion. The Navarathri Utsav celebrated here is popularly called as Mangalore Dasara. A grand procession of Goddess Durga takes place during Navarathri, which attracts many devotees from different parts of Karnataka. The idols of Sharada Matha and Maha Ganapathi, life-size idols of Nava Durgas are installed in the temple premises in an attractive way during Navaratri.

The other festivals celebrated at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra are Maha Shivaratri, Sri Krishnashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Nagara Panchami, Deepavali, Sri Narayana Jayanthi.

The temple is managed by the Billava Community.


Postal Address:
Shree Gokarnanatha Kshethra
Kudroli, Mangalore
Pin code: 575 003
Karnataka, INDIA

How to get there:

Nearest Airport: Mangalore

Nearest Railhead: Mangalore

Road: Mangalore is well connected by road network. It's located at about 3 km from Hampanakatte, the center of Mangalore city.