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'''Cukkemane or Kukkemane or Cuckemane''' is surname or a family name belonging to members of the [[Havyaka Brahmin]] Community. They belong to the [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] [[gotra]]; they originate from and are mainly based in [[Kodagu]] (Coorg), [[Karnataka]], a state in [[South India]]. They are from [[Kukke]] which was part of Amara [[Sulya]] district, formerly in the old kingdom of [[Kodagu]].<br />
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==Origins of Cukkemane==<br />
Many centuries ago, a Brahmin family of [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] [[gotra]] from Sagara taluka in [[Shimoga]] (Shivamogga) district in Karnataka migrated to the hamlet ''Saravu'' in Kodapadavu village in [[Bantwal taluk]] of [[Dakshina Kannada district]]. During a particular point in history, there was no male heir to continue the family. The then family members went to the [[Kukke Subramanya Temple]] & prayed to Subramanya to bless them with a male heir. They brought home a ''Shiva Linga'' for daily worship from the temple. Within the same temple complex, they also sought the blessings of Lakshmi Narasimha, with an assurance to him, that he would be the ''kuladevaru'' or [[Kuldevta]] of the family henceforth. A male heir was thus born and the family continued. Then on the descendants of this family identified themselves as belonging to '''Cukkemane''' or '''Kukkemane''' deriving it from "Kukke" - the name of Subramanya & "Mane" – which in [[Kannada]] means house, therefore the name meant the House of the Kukke Subramanya. Prior to accepting Lakshmi Narasimha as the Cukkemane family deity, Goddess Sri Durgaparmeshwari was the Kuladevaru or the family deity. Therefore, even today some members of the Cukkemane in Saravu, worship Lakshmi Narasimha as the Mane Devaru - God of the House, at noon and Goddess Sri Durgaparameshwari as the kuladevaru – God of the Clan or family, at night.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}<br />
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==History and myth and fact==<br />
It is said that centuries ago one of the ancestors of Cukkemane, was a staunch devotee of Shiva and possessed a [[Shivalinga]] & worshipped it with a great devotion. As he sensed his life on earth nearing an end, he was worried as to who would perform the daily rituals and care for them at all times as he did. Possessed with this thought, he decided to install this [[shivalinga]] in the ''garbha gudi'' – the sanctum sanctorum of the Subramanya in the [[Kukke Subramanya Temple]]. Having done so, when his time came, he died, content with the knowledge that they would be well taken care of. However, many years later, some jealous elements, made off with the linga and it was not found for some centuries, until about 250–150 years ago it was found in the forest behind the [[Kukke Subramanya Temple]], and re-installed. However, certain sections do not agree with the earlier part of the story and just reiterate that the latter part of it, about the idol being found in the forest is true and that nothing else is associated with it. Yet, many members of the Cukkemane family pay a yearly visit to the Temple and perform prescribed rituals for Subramanya along with this particular [[Shivalinga]] believing it to be installed there by their forefather. Rituals are also performed for [[Lakshmi Narasimha]] and [[Adishesha]].<br />
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==Caste, language and belief==<br />
The Cukkemanes belong to the [[Havyaka]] Brahmin community of [[Hinduism]] & speak mainly in ''Hosa'' (new) Kannada as spoken in [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore]] etc. and [[Havigannada]] (Havyaka Kannada) dialects. They belong to the [[Gautama Maharishi|Gautama]] [[gotra]]. They further follow and perform the rituals as per the [[Yajurveda]] among the four [[veda]] - the holy scriptures of the Hindus & are followers of the [[Advaita]] philosophy propounded by Sri [[Adi Shankaracharya]]. Among the ''Math'' they follow the [[Ramachandrapura Math]] and ''Pontiff'' head of the ''Math'', Shree Shree [[Raghaveshwara Bharathi]] Mahaswamiji is the ''Kulaguru'' - the divine mentor, teacher & instructor to the family as to many other Havyaka families as well.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Raghaveshwara Bharathi]]<br />
*[[Adi Shankaracharya]]<br />
*[[Havigannada dialect]]<br />
*[[Gautama Maharishi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada Brahmins]]<br />
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