Subramanya Temple is a hillock temple situated at Alavaipatti near Rasipuram in
Namakkal District. It is 30 km away from
Salem. The temple can be reached from the foot of the hill by climbing 1500 steps. The presiding deity of the temple is
Lord Muruga. The main festivals are
Thaipusam,
Skanda Shashti, Panguni Uttiram and Kartikai Somavaaram. This temple holds the festival image of the Ekambaranathar temple which is located at the foothills. One can easily approach the temple from Salem through buses.
