History
According to Skanda Purana it is believed the temple is installed by Markandeya Rsi, who came to this hill for Yoga sadhana. Every day Markandeya used to go to from Anantha Giri to Kasi to take Ganga Snanam through a cave. One day he was not able to go to Kasi as Dwadasi enter the early hours of the morning. Lord gave Darshana in dream and arranged the Ganga to flow near the hills so Markandeya could still take a bath.
Rajarshi Muchukunda after fighting for years with rakshasas and killing mleccha Kalayavana came to Ananthagiri to take rest and went into deep sleep, He got a boon from Indra that who ever wakes him, will turn to ashes.
The hills and the cave where Muchukunda rested is also located to Mount Girnar in the state of Gujarat
Kalayavana took control of Dwaraka and followed Lord Krishna to Ananthagiri, the Lord then disguised the king under the cloth of his, Kalayavana mistaking the king to be Krishna attacked him and thus became ashes. Lord Krishna gave darshana in the form of Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swami to the king and blessed him to take a permanent place in the world in the form of the Muchukunda Nadi.
Sri Anantha Padmanaba Swamy also gave darshana to markandeya and converted into a charka to swamy.
About 400 years ago Nizam Nawabs used to come here for hunting and to take rest in the peaceful place of Ananthagiri hills, one day lord Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy came to Nizam dreams and asked him to build the temple for him.
The 7th Navab, Mir Osman Ali also gave a cash grant of Rs. 20,495 for the repairs of the Anantgiri Balaji Temple. [2]
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