The Special Sacred Shrine of Lord Mahavishnu Situated in the Middle of a Lake!
The Special Sacred Shrine of Lord Mahavishnu Situated in the Middle of a Lake! You may have heard of the Shri Ananthapadmanabha Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Keralam, one of the richest temples in the world. If you are reading this article, you may have visited the temple at least once and had the darshan of Lord Mahavishnu. But do you know where the original abode of Ananthapadmanabha Swamy is? To put it simply, just as the Shri Manjunatha Swamy Temple at Dharmasthala and the Sri Manjunatha Temple at Kadri are connected, there is also a connection between the Shri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram and this temple. The famous vegetarian crocodile "Babiya", which was well known across India, lived in the lake surrounding this very temple! By now, you may have guessed which temple I am talking about! This is the Ananthapura Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple, located at Naikap in Kumbla, Kasaragod district, near Mangaluru. Many years ago, bef...