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Kasargod, Nov 11, 2023: Thirteen months after the death of crocodile Babiya, another crocodile has been spotted at at Ananthapura Lake Temple here. This is a cause of surprise among the devotees.
Babiya had a history in the temple and worshiped for 75 years. However, it died on October 9, 2022.
Devotees believed that Babiya used to guard Lord Anantapadmanabha. It used to live in the pond throughout the year. The food that is offered to the Lord is its daily meal. It used to crawl on the same path on which the devotees used to walk from one pond to another pond.
The temple got international popularity because of Babiya, which never harmed anyone. A crocodile was there in the temple pond even before India got independence. However, the British, who set up their military camp in the area shot and killed it. Later, a baby crocodile appeared in the pond and the temple priests named it Babiya.
The development assumes significance, as according to a temple official, there was always a lone crocodile in the lake and the latest one would be the fourth.
“When one crocodile dies another one inevitably appears in the lake and this continues to be an unexplained phenomenon,” the temple has said on its website.
Year After ‘Vegetarian’ Crocodile’s Death, Another One Appears At Kerala Temple
According to temple officials, Babia was a vegetarian and subsisted on the ‘prasadam’ made there.
The Mahavishnu temple is located at Ananthapura near Kumbla in the northern Kerala district of Kasaragod. The temple is known as the ‘moolasthanam’, the original source, of the Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple of Thiruvananthapuram, according to its website.
“By tradition, the lake is inhabited by a single crocodile and in the memory of the very aged men the present crocodile happens to be the third one they have seen. When one crocodile dies another one inevitably appears in the lake and this continues to be an unexplained phenomenon,” the website stated.
“There is no river or pond nearby where crocodiles exist. The crocodile is friendly and harmless to human beings. Its presence in the lake around the Mahavishnu temple reminds one of the well-known Gajendra Moksha stories in the Bhagavatha Puranam,” according to the temple’s website.
“When one crocodile dies another one inevitably appears in the lake and this continues to be an unexplained phenomenon,” the temple has said on its website.
The new crocodile was spotted in a cave along the lake on November 8 by some devotees, the temple official said.
After the devotees informed the temple about the presence of the crocodile, the temple officials on Saturday verified its presence.
“It is a young crocodile. We have informed the tantri (head priest) of the temple and he will decide what needs to be done next,” the temple official said.
The earlier crocodile, fondly called Babia, was found dead on October 9, 2022.She was the third crocodile in the lake and was believed to be over 70 years old.
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