KUKKE SUBRAMANYA

It is anciently called kukke patna,puspagiri.

It is also called Parashurama Kshetra and Skanda Kshetra.

The details about this kshetra is described in Sahyadri Khand of Skanda purana.It was an ancient kshetra having a history of nearly 1300 years.According to a source it is a place where vasuki did penance to escape the trouble given by Garuda.He did penance and pleased Maheshwara and existed here as Subramanya getting an amsha from him.

The place is situated situated on the bankof the river Kumaradhara.On the east there is a lofty called Kumaradri.Sri Madhwacharya defeated a shaiva scholar belonging to Bhattacharya Sampradaya and handed it over to his brother Sri Vishnu thirtha.HE also gave a bhoovaraha idol and also a samputa containing Narasimha saligrama in a sealed condition.As per Sri Vishnu Thirtha took it to Sahyachala with him But on the request of his disiciple Sri anirudda Thirtha he sent it to a water place called Darpana thirtha, which was collected by his successor.Even now piligrims bathe and worship God here.

The Kshetra is also famous s it has a kukke linga(Subramanya) and narasimha idol and saligrama in a sealed samputa.Other deities in this mutt include Sri Vittala with Rukmini and Satyabhama , vyasa samputa.

Sri Vadiraja has described this Kshetra and Lord Subramanya in six of his slokas in his travelogue.

This is the holy place where diseases are cured if men and women roll out on the uchchista of Brahmins left out after eating.Those who bathe in the Kumaradhara river and visit the temple would get children , health and long life.

The holy thirthas here are Kumarathirtha , Rishyashringa Thirtha , Naga thirtha , Karkota Bila and Kunjara Bila are other sacred places here.

The Adi Subramanya near there is also a sacred place.

The subramanya Mutt located there is now a Vaishanava mutt.It has a succession of several Swamys,right from Sri Vishnu Thirtha.Pooja according to Vaishnava sampradaya is done here.The kshetra also boasts of the Mula brindavanas of Anirudda thirtha, Sri varahamuni thirtha ,and other of 19 Swamiji's of the mutt on the bank of the river Kumaradhara.

It is believed that Sri Vishnu Thirtha is doing penance in the Kumara Parabat and he would come down to earth when there is a lot of adharma in the world.

IMPORTANT FESTIVALS

Subramya Srasti is an important fetsival here.Another important one is Nrisimha Jayanthi in Vaishak month.