'God's own crocodile': 70-year old vegetarian crocodile who lived in Kerala temple pond dies
2 years, 2 months ago

'God's own crocodile': 70-year old vegetarian crocodile who lived in Kerala temple pond dies

India TV News  

A decades-old lone crocodile, claimed to be a vegetarian, that inhabited the lake at the Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple and often found roaming inside its premises was found dead late on Sunday night. Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shobha Karandlaje said she hoped that the "God's own crocodile", which lived at the temple for over 70 years, attains 'sadgati' or salvation. The divine crocodile lived in the temple's lake for over 70 years by eating the rice & jaggery prasadam of Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy & guarded the temple. The temple's website also claims that a "very unusual phenomenon" there was the presence of a single crocodile in the temple lake, named 'Babia'.

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A year after death of the revered Babiya, another crocodile surfaces in Kerala temple lake
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A year after death of the revered Babiya, another crocodile surfaces in Kerala temple lake

The Hindu  

Devotees at the Ananthapura Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple in Kasaragod district of Kerala were surprised when a new crocodile appeared in the temple’s lake, a year after the passing of the revered crocodile ‘Babiya’, believed to be a ‘reincarnated deity’. To substantiate the recent sighting, the temple committee sent photos to a crocodile expert in Chennai, confirming that the new …

Babiya, Kerala’s ‘mystic’ crocodile of Ananthapura lake temple dies
2 years, 2 months ago

Babiya, Kerala’s ‘mystic’ crocodile of Ananthapura lake temple dies

The Hindu  

Babiya, the “vegetarian” crocodile, which appeared before the devotees and blessed them by taking their offerings at Ananthapura lake temple in Majeshwaram taluk of Kasaragod district, is no more. The crocodile which attracted several devotees and visitors was found dead in the temple lake on Sunday night. It is believed that in 1945, a British soldier shot a crocodile in …

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