Vegetarian Babaya Crocodile, the keeper of the temple, used to eat only Prasad for 70 years – Dekho Samachar

Kerala The world’s only vegetarian crocodile has died. This crocodile lived in a temple in South India. Her name was Babia.

He died on 9 October. This crocodile used to eat temple offerings instead of meat. Read the unique story of Babia Crocodile.

Kerala , In which temple was Babia?

The Babia crocodile lived in the Ananthapura temple in Kasaragod district of northern Kerala. Babia lived in the lake for about 75 years. The priests of the temple used to feed him twice a day.

Babia used to make a living by eating the offerings of the temple. The temple staff claims that there were a lot of fish in the pond, but Babia never ate fish.

Kerala: No attack on any devotee

The priests of the temple used to feed prasad to Babia twice a day. Even the devotees visiting the temple used to feed rice and jaggery.

He did not attack any devotee in all these years. When she was hungry, Babia used to come out of the lake. He roamed the temple like a pet. No one was afraid of him.

Kerala: People consider crocodile lucky

If a devotee sees Babia Crocodile, he is considered lucky. According to the priests, only one crocodile lives in this lake at a time.

When one crocodile dies, another comes to live. Where do crocodiles come from though? It is not known till date.