Temples and shrines:-
41 meters (135 Ft) high Hanuman monument at Paritala, Andhra Pradesh |
Hanuman is often worshipped along with Rama and Sita of Vaishnavism, sometimes independently. There are numerous statues to celebrate or temples to worship Hanuman all over India. In some regions, he is considered as an avatar of Shiva, the focus of Shaivism. According to a review by Lutgendorf, some scholars state that the earliest Hanuman murtis appeared in the 8th century, but verifiable evidence of Hanuman images and inscriptions appear in the 10th century in Indian monasteries in central and north India.
Wall carvings depicting the worship of Hanuman at Undavalli Caves, Vijaywada |
Tuesday
and Saturday of every week are particularly popular days at Hanuman temples.
Some people keep a partial or full fast on either of those two days and
remember Hanuman and the theology he represents to them.
Major
temples and shrines of Hanuman include:-
· The oldest known
independent Hanuman temple and statue is at Khajuraho, dated to about 922
CE from the Khajurao Hanuman Inscription.
· Bajrang bali Hanuman
temple - Lakdikapool,Hyderabad(To get success in life.
· Jakhu Temple in Shimla,
the capital of Himachal Pradesh. A monumental 108-foot (33-metre) statue
of Hanuman marks his temple and is the highest point in Shimla.
· The tallest Hanuman
statue is the Veera Abhaya Anjenya Swami, standing 135 feet tall at
Paritala, 32 km from Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh, installed
in 2003.
· Chitrakoot in
Madhya Pradesh features the Hanuman Dhara temple, which features a panchmukhi
statue of Hanuman. It is located inside a forest, and it along with Ramghat
that is a few kilometers away, are significant Hindu pilgrimage sites.
· The Peshwa era rulers
in 18th century city of Pune provided endowments to more Maruti
temples than to temples of other deities such as Shiva, Ganesh or Vitthal.Even
in present time there are more Maruti temples in the city and the district than
of other deities.
· Other monumental
statues of Hanuman are found all over India, such as at the Sholinghur Sri
Yoga Narasimha swami temple and Sri Yoga Anjaneyar temple, located in Vellore
District. In Maharashtra, a monumental statue is at Nerul, Navi Mumbai. In
Bangalore, a major Hanuman statue is at the Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple.
Similarly, a 32 feet (10 m) idol with a temple exists at Nanganallur in Chennai.
At the Hanuman Vatika in Rourkela, Odisha there is 75-foot (23 m)
statue of Hanuman.
In India, the annual autumn season Ramlila
play features Hanuman, enacted during Navratri by rural artists (above).
· Outside India, a major
Hanuman statue has been built by Tamil Hindus near the Batu caves in Malaysia.
An 85-foot (26 m) Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue by colonialera Hindu
indentured workers' descendants at Carapichaima in Trinidad and
Tobago.
Another Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple has been built in Frisco,
Texas in the United States.
Karya Sidhi Temple |
Karya Sidhi Shrine |
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