Ananthagiri Temple, Hindu temple in Telangana, India

Ananthagiri Temple is a white Hindu temple to Vishnu on Ananthagiri Hill, about 6 km from Vikarabad and 75 km from Hyderabad. Its entrance is a tall gateway tower with a dark central passage, flanked by two sculpted figures in niches; above, receding tiers of small arches rise to a rounded finial topped by three spikes.

Local accounts date the temple to around 1300 CE, and the Skanda Purana attributes its installation to the sage Markandeya. The seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, gave a cash grant of Rs. 20,495 for repairs to the Anantgiri Balaji Temple.

Two annual fairs are held here: an eleven-day celebration at Karthika Pournami with a chariot procession, and five days of festivities in the Ashadha month, drawing people from Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar and Medak. Devotees bathe first in the Bhagiratha Gundam, also called Bhavanashini, beside the temple, believing the bath washes away sins and grants children. Film shoots are frequently held in the area.

The temple is reachable by regular bus services from Hyderabad, and there are many lodging options available in nearby Vikarabad for comfortable overnight stays. Visitors should wear comfortable footwear, as the surroundings invite exploration.

The temple's name links it to the Muchukunda Nadi: locals believe the stream that rises in the Ananthagiri hills and flows through Hyderabad as the Musi began as water used by Muchukunda to wash Krishna's feet. The white tower's dome-like finial carries three vertical spikes.