Karmanghat Hanuman Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityHanuman
Location
LocationKarmanghat, Hyderabad
StateTelangana
CountryIndia
Architecture
Completed12th century
Website
http://karmanghatsrihanumantemple.org/

The Karmanghat Hanuman Temple is a Hindu temple in Hyderabad in the state of Telangana, India. The presiding deity of the temple is Hanuman as Dhyana Anjaneya. The temple complex also houses other deities viz. Rama, Shiva, Saraswati, Durga, Santoshimata, Venugopala, and Jagannath. The temple is located at Karmanghat, near Santoshnagar and closer to the Nagarjuna Sagar Ring Road.[1]

Temple is open from 6am to 13 noon and 4:30pm to 8:30pm on all days except Tuesdays and Saturdays, where it is open from 5.30am to 1pm and 4:30pm to 9pm.

History

It was built in c. 1198. When the Kakatiya king Prola II went hunting and was resting under a tree, he heard the chanting of the god Rama's name. Looking for the source of the voice, he discovered a stone idol of the god Hanuman, in seated posture as the source. Having paid his respects, he returned to his capital, and that night, Hanuman is said to have appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a temple.[2]

Karmanghat Temple Arch

Aurangzeb sent out his armies for further expansion of Mughal Empire. At this temple, the army could not even step close to the compound wall. When the general reported this to Aurangzeb, he himself went with a crow bar to break down the temple. At the threshold of the temple, he heard a deafening roar rumbling like thunder, and the crowbar slipped from his hands as he was shaking in fear. Then he heard a voice in the heavens "Mandir todna hai to karo man ghat" (translation: "If you want to break down the temple, harden your heart.") which is why the place got the name kar-man-ghat.[3]

Present Day

The temple is very popular among devotees in Hyderabad. The devotees offer prayers and perform religious rituals for Hanuman at the temple on Tuesdays and Saturdays. On the auspicious day of Hanuman Jayanti (Hanuman's birthday), devotees visit the temple in large numbers to offer special pooja to the god. The temple management provides "annadanam" (free meal) to limited people on a daily basis.

References

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  1. ↑ "Divine Destinations in Telangana :: Telangana Tourism". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Divine Destinations in Telangana :: Telangana Tourism". Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hyderabad: Temple that stopped Aurangzeb's plunder".

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