Sri Ananthapura Lake Temple, Kasaragod
Lord Ananta Padmanabha (Vishnu)
Ananthapura, Kasaragod district, Kerala
Kerala's only lake temple, believed to be the original seat of Padmanabhaswamy, guarded by a vegetarian crocodile.
History
Tradition holds that Ananta Padmanabha first settled here before moving to Thiruvananthapuram. The temple stands in the middle of a lake. For decades a crocodile called Babia lived in the lake and was believed to eat only the temple's rice prasadam; after its death in 2022, another crocodile has been seen.
Festivals
- Ananta Chaturdashi
- Navaratri
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Directions to Sri Ananthapura Lake Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Mangaluru Airport, about 60 km
- By train
- Kasaragod, about 13 km
- By road
- KSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
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