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Ananthapura
Lake Temple located at a distance of 30kms from Bekal in the
Kasargod district, is the only lake
temple in Kerala.
The beautigul lake temple is regarded as the 'Moolasthanam' (original
seat) of Anathapadmanabha, the diety of
Padmanabhaswamy
temple, Thiruvananthapuram.
The presiding of the temple is Lord Vishnu seated on the serpent god,
Adishesha. The temple is open to all visitors irrespective of caste,
creed, and colour.
The temple is situated in the centre of the Ananthapura Lake, on a remote
rocky hill in a calm isolated region. The temple affords a bird's eye view
of the green landscape around. It is believed by the local people 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 opens out to a small pond where the water level remains steady
regardless of climatic changes.