Dedicated to Lord Murugan, Kukke Subrahmanya temple is one of the important temples regarding Lord Subrahmanya (Lord Murugan), and also among the well-known pilgrimage places to visit near Mangalore. This temple is famous for Sarpa Dosha. Lord Subrahmanya is worshipped because the defender of serpents. The particular epics mention that the particular divine serpent Vasuki as well as other serpents found refugee under Lord Subrahmanya when bitten simply by Garuda.
