Hotels near Anantheshwar Temple, Udupi

Udupi is invariably famous for its local cuisine, calendar-full of fiestas, folk-arts like Yakshagna and spiritually-significant for Vaishnavas and Dvaitas. Housing the famous Krishna Math, the city is home to several other temples including Sri Anantheshwara Temple, Ambalapady Mahakali Temple, Shankar Narayana Temple and others. The temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, has a long historical and spiritual significance.

It holds onto a heritage dating centuries back and was the site, as the legend goes, where Sri Madhavacharya'a parents prayed for twelve long years yearning for a child. The temple was built in the 8th century B.C during the reign of the Alupas and is deeply associated with the Hindu philosopher Madhavcharya who taught his disciples in the temple-complex.

Interesting facts associated with the temple are;

• Visiting this temple is customary before setting foot into the famous Sri Krishna Math located nearby.
• Acharya Madhavacharya had mysteriously vanished from human sight, during his 79th year, while holding one of his philosophical discourses in the temple and that particular spot has been highly revered since then.
• Udupi can be reached from major cities via air, train and bus services.