Hanuman Garhi Temple

Hanuman Garhi is a 10th-century temple of Hanuman in Uttar Pradesh, India. Located in Ayodhya, it is one of the most important temples in the city along with other temples such as Nageshwar Nath and the under-construction Ram Mandir.[1] It is a custom that before visiting the Ram Mandir, one should first pay a visit to Hanuman Garhi.[2][3][4] The temple houses Hanuman's mother, Anjani, with a young Hanuman sitting on her lap.[5] This shrine is under the charge of Bairagi Mahants of Ramanandi Sampradaya and Nirvani Akhara.

Hanuman Garhi Temple
The Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
CountryIndia
Architecture
Completed10th Century

History
Hanuman Garhi temple. A young priest is operating the Darshan system.

Hanuman Garhi temple is located near Ram Janmabhoomi. In 1855, the Nawab of Awadh saved the temple from destruction by a group of Muslims who thought Hanumangarhi had been built over a mosque.[6][7] Historian Sarvepalli Gopal has said that the 1855 dispute was not for the Ayodhya temple dispute but for the Hanuman Garhi temple.[6]

Festivals

References
  1. Lutgendorf, Philip (11 January 2007). Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey. Oxford University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-19-804220-4.
  2. "Hanuman Garhi". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Hanuman Garhi". www.uptourism.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. "Incredible India | The Hanuman Garhi". www.incredibleindia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "Hanuman Garhi | Ayodhya | UP Tourism". www.ayodhya.gov.in. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. Dutta, Prabhash K (7 December 2017). "Ayodhya: When Wajid Ali Shah saved Hanuman temple from Muslims near Babri Masjid". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. Pillai, Manu S. (6 December 2017). "When a temple was besieged in Ayodhya". Livemint. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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