Anantha Padmanabha Temple Ananthagiri

Getting there

• By train

  Vikarabad Junction is the nearest railway station, on the Vikarabad to Parli section of the Secunderabad division of South Central Railway.

• By road

  The temple is about 75 km from Hyderabad, in the Ananthagiri hills, Vikarabad district, Telangana.

Why devotees come here

Anantha Padmanabha Temple stands in the forested Ananthagiri hills of Vikarabad district, Telangana, about 75 km from Hyderabad. It is dedicated to Vishnu as Anantha Padmanabha Swamy, and the hills are linked to the source of the Musi river.

Anantha Padmanabha Swamy, a form of Vishnu, is worshipped on the Ananthagiri hills, a forested hill area in Vikarabad district. The hills are linked to the source of the Musi river, which is also called the Muchkunda river. Legend says sage Markandeya installed the temple while he did yoga sadhana on the hill, as the Skanda Purana describes it. Another legend says Rajarshi Muchukunda came to Ananthagiri to take rest after years of fighting rakshasas and the mleccha Kalayavana.

Local tradition says a Nizam came to the hills to hunt. The deity appeared to him in a dream and asked him to build a temple for him. Later, the 7th Nizam, Mir Osman Ali, gave a cash grant for repairs of the temple. The temple stands in a forested hill area.

Tips for your visit

• Two trekking trails run through the forest, and one of them begins at the temple.
• Kotepally dam, a nearby site, is about 20 km from the Ananthagiri hills.
• The state tourism site calls the hills a perfect destination for trekking and nature lovers.

Questions people ask