Padmanabhaswamy temple or Anantha lake temple is a hindu temple built in the middle of a lake in the little village of Ananthapur in castle district of kerala india this is the only lake temple in Kerala and is believed to be the original seat or molas cinema Anantha Padmanabha Swamy an interesting spot to keep in mind while visiting the temple is a cave to the right corner of the lake.
According to a local legend the deity Anantha Padmanabha chose to go all the way to the random through that cave hence boththe places retained similar names in spite of being on either end of that region it was at this place where the Walker Mooney Villa Mangalam the great Zulu Grameen sage did penance and perform puja.
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Significance of the Ananthapura Lake Temple
one day Lord Moran appeared before him as a child the boy’s face was glowing with radiance and this oh and the sage he became anxious and asked who he was the boy replied that he had no father no mother and not at home William felt pity for the boy and allowed him to stay there the boy post a
condition that whenever he feels humiliated he will leave the place at once he served the sage for some time but soon his juvenile pranks became intolerable for the sage and he reacted violently humiliated the boy disappeared from there after proclaiming that if fear among long wants to see him he would have to go to Anand then cut the forest of serpent God Anandi velu Mangalam soon realized that the boy was none but the lord himself when he had great repentance he found a cave at the place where the boy disappeared and he
proceeded further into the cave in search of the boy he reached the sea and proceeded further toward the south and at last he reached a woody area near the sea William on him saw the child who soon disappeared into a huge early poetry or Mahua tree immediately the tree fell down and assumed the shape of Lord Vishnu lying on a thousands Follette serpent
Ananthapura Lake Temple Darshan Timings
| Time Slot | Details |
|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 5:30 AM to 8:00 PM daily |
| Morning Darshan | 5:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Afternoon Break | 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Evening Darshan | 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
Ananthapura Lake Temple Pooja/Aarti Offerings Time-Table
| Pooja/Aarti | Timing |
|---|---|
| Morning Pooja | 7:30 AM (Mon-Sun) |
| Noon Pooja | 12:30 PM (Mon-Sun) |
| Evening Pooja | 7:30 PM (Mon-Sun) |
| Babiya Naivedya | 8:00 AM & 12:00 PM (Daily) |
the sevas (rituals) and their prices at the Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple:
| Seva Name | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Kartika Pooja | 40 |
| Special Kartika Pooja | 100 |
| Kartika Pooja with Deepalankara | 400 |
| Panchakajjaya | 20 |
| Kumkumarchane | 10 |
| Swayamvara Pushpanjali | 50 |
| Pushpanjali | 10 |
| Karpoorarati | 5 |
| Balivadu | 50 |
| Milk Payasam | 60 |
| Jaggery Payasam | 60 |
| Trimadhura | 25 |
| Ksheerabhisheka | 10 |
| Pushpahara | 10 |
| Special Prarthane | 20 |
| Kalasha Japa | 10 |
| Sahasra Namarchane | 50 |
| Astottara Archane | 15 |
| Panchamrutha | 60 |
| Ganapati Havanam | 400 |
| Pavamana Sookta Abhisheka | 300 |
| Durga Namaskara Pooja | 225 |
| Tailabhisheka | 50 |
| Annaprashana | 25 |
| Vidyarambha | 50 |
| Shani Japa | 15 |
| Vehicle Pooja | 50 |
| Shasthara Pooja | 50 |
| Tambila | 100 |
| 1 Day Nanda Deepa (Oil) | 50 |
| 1 Month Nanda Deepa (Oil) | 900 |
| 1 Day Nanda Deepa (Ghee) | 100 |
| 1 Month Nanda Deepa (Ghee) | 1600 |
| Prathima Samarpane | 10 |
| Purusha Sookta Abhisheka | 20 |
| Sarvaseve | 400 |
| Shashwata Pooja | 1000 |
| Pournami Bhajane | 10 |
| Sathyanarayana Pooja | 300 |
| Tulabhara | 100 |
| Tambila (with Kind) | 100 |
| Vivaha (Marriage) | 1500 |
| Brahmopadesham (Upanayanam) | 750 |
| Balivadu (1 Kg White Rice, 1 Coconut) | 15 |
| 1 Day Pooja | 500 |
| One Time Pooja | 300 |
Contact Information
| Contact Info | Details |
|---|---|
| Address | Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple, Ananthapura P.O., Kannur, Manjeshwara Taluk, Kasaragod – 671 321, Kerala, India |
| Phone | +91 4998 214360 |
| Mobile / WhatsApp | +91 82813 90099 |
| info@ananthapuratemple.com | |
| Website | www.ananthapuratemple.com |
| Social Media | Facebook: Sri Ananthapura |
| Twitter: Sri Ananthapura | |
| Instagram: Sri Ananthapura | |
| YouTube: Sri Ananthapura |
