Sri Sanjeevi Raya Hanuman Temple

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Sri Sanjeevi Raya Hanuman Temple

The Sri Sanjeevi Raya Hanuman temple is the god Hanuman sacred Hindu temple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It is one of the few major Hanuman sanctuaries in South India.

location

The temple is located near the village of Ayyangarkulam on the south side of the Palar River opposite the city of Kanchipuram at a height of approx. 90 m above sea level. d. M.

history

The temple was donated by Kotikanyadanam Lakshmikumara Tatacharya , a high-ranking administrative official at the court of the Vijayanagar king Venkata Raya II (or Venkatapati Deva Raya ) who ruled from 1586 to 1614 .

temple

In architectural terms, the temple is one of the representative buildings of the Vijayanagar Empire, which ruled over large parts of southern India until 1646. It has a soaring entrance gate ( gopuram ) in the South Indian style; the actual temple structure is almost square and has a wide vestibule ( mandapa ) . In the cella ( garbhagriha ) there is a statue of the monkey god Hanuman, who is extremely popular throughout India, but who is otherwise usually only venerated in smaller village or side shrines. Hanuman is considered by many Hindus to be extremely powerful and has diverse healing powers. From a portico on the back of the temple, the pillars of which are decorated with a total of 85 Hanuman reliefs, stairs ( ghats ) lead down to an almost square temple pond ( kund or pushkarini ).

Stepwell

In the immediate vicinity of the temple is the Ayyangarkulam Nata Bhavi , an underground step wells with an elaborately crafted torana arc as an input in which a representation of himself gajalakshmi is that of two elephants from pitchers ( kalashas ) is poured - a widely used in India common sign of luck.

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Coordinates: 12 ° 47 '5 "  N , 79 ° 39' 42"  E