Ananteshwar temple which is well known as "Manjula Kshetra" and "The temple of 18 towns". Srimad Anantheshwar Temple is located in Manjeshwar which is a small town in Kasaragod district of Northern Kerala. The temple is in existence for more than one thousand years.
Dedicated to Lord Vishnu this famous temple is situated in the middle of Temple Square and has delicate carvings in wood and stone specially in the altar. The temple has a huge linga located deep inside the temple and it is surrounded by lit oil lamps. The Anantesvara Temple is said to be the centre of Vedantic Philosophy.
Legend says that Parasurama upon recovering land from the sea, coroneted his devotee Ramabhoja as a ruler. The ruler wiped out a snake unintentionally and to get himself off from sarpa dosha he made a silver peetham with a snake cut out on it. Ramabhoja then installed Parasurama in the linga swaroopam and revered him as Ananteswara. Thus the temple of Ananteshwar came into being.