Ananthapura Lake Temple, Kasargod
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Ananthapura Lake Temple, KasaragodAnanthapura Lake Temple is one of the important places of worship on a remote rocky hill in a peaceful isolated region in Karasaragod district located at a distance of 18 Km from Kasargod town (towards north).  Ananthapura Lake Temple is very old temple and it belongs to the 9th century. The temple is dedicated to Lord Ananthapadmanabha swamy (Lord Vishnu). The uniqueness is that, this is the only lake temple in Kerala. The temple affords a bird's eye view of the green landscape around. The sanctum sanctorum is surrounded by a rectangular lake measuring 302 feet square (about 2 acres).Another main attraction of the temple is that the original idols in the Garbhagriha were not made of metal or stone, but of a unique mixture of more than 70 medicinal materials called 'Kadu-Sharkara-Yogam.' These idols were replaced by panchaloha metals in the year 1972, efforts are made now to replace the idols made with 'Kadu-Sharkara-Yogam.' As per the legend, Ananthapura Lake Temple is the original seat of Ananthapadmanabha Swamy of Thiruvananthapuram. The presiding deity, Lord Ananthapadmanabha is seated on the serpent god Adisesha. Local belief is that the lord had settled down here originally. The temple is open to all visitors irrespective of caste, creed, and color. The Ananthapura Lake Temple is surrounded by a 'Chuttambalam' (an enclosed verandah running around the building), the walls are decorated by paintings and there is a cave within that opens out to a small tank where the water level remains stable regardless of climatic changes. Divine Crocodile at the Temple Ananthapura Lake Temple is guarded by a divine crocodile. The name of the crocodile is Babia. It is believed that Babia is the local guard and messenger of the temple. It is also believed that Babia, the crocodile is living in the pond for more than 60 years and lives in a nearby cave. After the worship of Lord Ananthapadmanabha, the feed given by devotees is given to Babia at noon. The food is a kind of gruel made of rice and jaggery and is fed like an elephant by putting to its mouth. Babia eats only the food offered by the temple management. This divine crocodile is vegetarian and does not harm anyone, not even the fish in the lake. There is a miracle in this temple. Only one crocodile lives in the lake at a time. When one crocodile dies, another one appears in the lake. Kasargod: 18 Km Mangalore: 47 Km (Karnataka) Kozhikode: 202 Km Wayanad: 224 Km Thrissur: 328 Km Ernakulam: 392 Km Kochi: 408 Km Kumarakom: 453 Km Alappuzha: 453 Km Kottayam: 463 Km Idukki: 469 Km Kuttanad: 471 Km Munnar: 476 Km Kollam: 540 Km Thiruvananthapuram: 602 Km Kovalam: 610 Km How to get there: Nearest Airport: Kozhikode International airport (IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL). Nearest Railway Station: The nearest railway station is Kasaragod Road: Ananthapura Lake Temple, Kasargod is well connected by road network. Enquiry Form
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