Location : Ananthapura, 13 km towards the north along the national
highway from Kasaragod town towards the northern direction, Kumbala,
Kasaragod district, north Kerala.
Attraction : The Lake temple. Open to all visitors regardless of
caste or creed.
A beautiful lake temple in Kerala, the Ananthapura Lake Temple (Sree
Ananthapadmanabhaswamy temple) is an ancient shrine in the northern
most district of Kerala. Sree Padmanabha (Lord Vishnu, The Preserver)
seated on the serpent god Adisesha is the presiding deity here. The
moolasthanam (original seat) of the deity is said to be the Sree Padmanabha
Swamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram, where he reclines on the serpent
god.
The temple is situated in the centre of the Ananthapura Lake, on
a remote rocky hill in a calm isolated region. From here one can have
a bird's eye view of the green landscape around. The local people
believe that there is a lone crocodile living in the lake.
The shrine is encircled by a chuttambalam (an enclosed verandah running
around the building), its walls are adorned by murals and there is
a cave within that takes you to a small pond where the water level
remains steady regardless of climatic changes.
Getting there :
Nearest railway station : Kasaragod, about 12 km
Nearest airport :Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about
200 km
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