Ananthapura Lake Temple is a Hindu temple built in the middle of a lake in the little village of Ananthapura, Kasaragod District of Kerala, South India, at around 6 km from Kumble.
This is the only lake temple in Kerala and is believed to be the original seat (Moolasthana) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Padmanabhaswamy temple) Thiruvananthapuram.
Legend has it that this is the original site where Ananthapadmanabha settled down.
The temple lake is also home to a crocodile named Babiya, which, local people believe, guards the temple.
The lake in which the Sanctum Sanctorum is built measures about 2 acres.
An interesting spot to keep in mind while visiting the temple is a cave to the right corner of the lake.
According to the local legend, the deity Anantha Padmanabha chose to go all the way to Thiruvananthapura through that cave.
Hence both the places retain similar names, in spite of being on either end of the region.
This is the only lake temple in Kerala and is believed to be the original seat (Moolasthana) of Ananthapadmanabha Swami (Padmanabhaswamy temple) Thiruvananthapuram.
Legend has it that this is the original site where Ananthapadmanabha settled down.
The temple lake is also home to a crocodile named Babiya, which, local people believe, guards the temple.
The lake in which the Sanctum Sanctorum is built measures about 2 acres.
An interesting spot to keep in mind while visiting the temple is a cave to the right corner of the lake.
According to the local legend, the deity Anantha Padmanabha chose to go all the way to Thiruvananthapura through that cave.
Hence both the places retain similar names, in spite of being on either end of the region.
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