Babiya, the “mystic” crocodile of Sri Ananthapadmanabhaswamy Temple in Majeshwaram taluk of Kasaragod district, is no more.
The “vegetarian” crocodile was found dead in the temple lake on Sunday night. Babiya was buried on the temple premises on Monday afternoon. Thousands of devotees thronged the temple to pay homage to Babiya.
The temple is surrounded by the lake and is believed to be the moolasthanam (original seat) of Sree Padmanabhaswamy in Thiruvananthapuram. The crocodile was believed to have been guarding a cave inside the lake into which Lord Vishnu is believed to have vanished.
