Introduction about Annual festival at Anantheshwara temple : The Anantheshwara Temple is located at Manjeswaram. It is dedicated to Lord Anantheshwara, the principle deity. Every year thousands of pilgrim throng at the temple premise during the Annual Festival .This carnival is also known as Shashti Festival.
Description: The Anantheshwara Temple is one of the oldest temples located in Kasargode district of Kerala. It is famous for a wide array of temples and 12 rivers flowing through it which makes it an enticing landscape. It has been renovated from time to time and the presiding deities of this temple are Sri Udbha Va Lingam, Sri Bhadra Narasimha Swami and Sri Subramaniya Swami. The annual festival at Anantheshwara Temple is known as Shassti festival which is similar to Navaratri festival in rest of the country. The festival at Anantheshwara Temple signifies the victory of good over the evil. The good forces of nature are also represented by the Anatheshwara Swami. He incarnated as Lord Murugan and from here the Anantheshwara Temple Festival emerged.
Time for celebration: The festival is known as Marga Shira held during November and December during every year at the Anantheshwara Temple.
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