A beautiful lake temple in Kerala, Ananthapura lake temple is located at Kumbala, Kasargod district. It is dedicated to Ananthapadmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu), the deity of the renowned Sree Ananthapadmanabhaswamy temple of Thiruvananthapuram. Lord Vishnu is depicted as resting on Anantha, the serpent god. 

The temple is situated in the centre of the Ananthapura Lake, on a remote rocky hill in a calm isolated region. From here one can have a bird's eye view of the green landscape around. The local people believe 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.