Lord Ananthapadmanabha Temple

Lord Ananthapadmanabha Temple
ANANTHAPURA LAKE TEMPLE where BABIYA-the crocodile resides near the gharba gudi of lord padmanabha...

The only lake temple in Kerala and the Moolasthanam (original seat) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Sri Padmanbha Swami Temple) Thiruvananthapuram. is 5 km. from Kumbla. Local belief is that Ananthapadmanabha had settled down here originally. Ananthapura Lake Temple is a Hindu temple located in the middle of a lake in the Kasargod District of Kerala, South India, 5 km from Kumbla. This is the only lake temple in Kerala and the original seat (Moolasthana) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Padmanabhaswamy temple) Thiruvananthapuram.
Local legend has it that this is the original site where Ananthapadmanabha settled down. The temple's lake is also home to a venerable crocodile, which is supposed to be the guard of the temple. When one dies another mysteriously takes its place. Kumbala can easily be reached from Mangalore or from Kannur via a number of bus routes, as well as by train and taxi.

Futher details :
Ananthapura,(po):Kannur, (via) Kumbla, Dist Kasargod
Kerala-671321, INDIA. Phone:04998-214360

visit:
www.keralatourism.org
www.ananthapura.templeinfo.in


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