Kukke Subrahmanya:  Like a ghost from the dark the controversial ritual of “Made Snana” (rolling over plantain leaves with left over meals by Brahmins only) returned to Kukke Subrahmanya temple festival of Shashati from Dec.4 to continue till Dec.8 in this Western Ghats holly plays of massive pilgrimage. The Nidumamidi Matt Seer, Veerabhadra Channamalla Swamiji watched the proceedings of rolling people of various communities including Brahmins at the Temple square on Friday when it began. There were protestors from various groups or forums or Leftist parties who also witnessed the religious ceremony, which is supposed to bring back health to those suffering from skin diseases and mental imbalance.

They disapproved of the super station connected with Kukke Temple of Made Snana and wanted a permanent ban on the so-called in human malpractice of making people roll over eaten food on used plantain leaves they shouted slogans against Made Snana in spite of the powerful support of tribles like Malekudiyas who are working in the temple as cleaners and servants of the Snake-god Vasuki who is enshrined in Kukke which is the richest temple in Karnataka and D.K, attracting huge numbers of devotees from all over Karnataka and beyond.

The Made Snana will continue to make news and rise objections from un believing non-Brahmins in Kukke, Udupi, Vittla or Manjeshwar or Kudupu wherever a Snake god exist or such a religious practice coming down as a tradition still exists. There was no immediate response from the State Govt. against the practice of Made Snana followed by hundreds of non-Brahmin Hindus pilgrims reaching Kukke for the famous Shashti festival.

The car festival at Kukke on Champa Shashti:

The local tribal people non as Male Kudias, constructs three cars of various sizes by canes available only in forest areas in Belthangadi taluk a such there loyalty to the presiding deities is total the cars they create for the festival of 4 days in Kukke for Shshti celebration are highly decorated and attractive with red and white flags plantain leaves, vegetables and nuts. These cars are drawn by devotees when the god is taken up on the cars. There is a lot of rejoicing of all communities in the various ceremonies and Nemas that are performed during the festival. There is Kumaradhara River flowing nearby where devotees have a bath before reaching the temple , and once the Shshti program is over the god himself takes a bath in that river on the last day, December 9. There is absolutely no partiality in distribution of Prasadam or during the serving of midday meals to the devotees, whether they perform Savas like Ashlesh Bali or pay for Santarpana or not. All are treated actually and faithfully without malice.