Sri Kengal Anjaneya Swamy Temple — Attraction in Karnataka

The following temple is located in Vandaraguppe village,Channapatna dist, Karnataka. The presiding deity here is Swayambu Hanuman, which is a five & half feet long, and the idol sprouts a mustache.  It is very seldom for a ''swayumbu lord hanuman'' to sprout a mustache. Swayambhu (also spelled Svayambhu) means Self-manifested or that which is created by its own accord. Hanuman idol emerged from the red rocks, and to this date it is still emerging. ''Kengal'' in Kannada means 'redstone' from which the idol is emerging from, hence the lord is  called here as ''Kengal Hunumantha'' also know as Kengal Anjeneya Swamy'' It is to be noted that the idol is usually decorated with bright orange paint, called sindhoor. This idol is naturally bright orange-red!

Few 1,000 years ago, Vyasa (sage) was passing by a bright red boulder. Upon discovering this, he was all excited and visualized an Hanuman etched from those rocks. The omni present lord Hanuman, full filled Vyasa's wish by slowly emerging from the rocks, with crisp details as vyasa imagined. This also included a very rare yet a perfect mustache. The temple was build by ''Hoysala kings''. After Hoysalas, no one cared to maintain the temple and as a result the temple almost reduced to rumble. A Karnataka Cheif Minister who goes by the same name as that of the lord, renovated the temple. He was building vidhansaudha, and used the same rocks and granites to renovate the temple. He was a staunch devotee of this Hanuman,  so he was buried closer to the temple. His Samadhi is at a stone throw's distance. Thanks to the ex CM, the temple is well maintained by the devotees and the temple trustees. the temple sees more devotees year after year!

This temple, like any other ancient temples, is quite unique. Lord came here to please Vysa. The sage who wrote Hindu epic Mahabaratha. The idol is very powerful and vested with a lot of energy. Hence people with ill intentions cannot withstand the idol; it triggers vibes that can be harmful. The lord is merciless in punishing the mean & bad. The lord also does not fail to bless the good ones. Good and bad is not necessarily decided by our actions, but how much guilt we acquire from it. This is a famous hindu piligrimage site for childless couples and people with other illnesses.

There are other fascinating phenomenon associated with this temple. This temple never ceases to surprise its devotees. Few decades ago, the idol's face was facing north, and over the years it now looks east! As the face moving from one direction to the other, the hidden eye is also evolving. When the idol was facing north, devotees could see only the right-side mustache and a right eye, now both the eyes are visible and so is complete mustache.    One of the architectural marvel of this temple is that, the first (sun) rays on Makara Shankranthi Day (jan 14/15) i.e the first day of Uttarayana falls directly on the idol. This does not happen on other days!

The difference between this temple and other temples is that prayers are answered on your first visit to the temple. Standing in front of this idol, absorbing powerful vibes, will make a commoner into a physic there by knowing the answer to the individual's prayers. It does not matter which part of the world you are in, nor the religion, praying to Hanuman in silence will...

Sri Kengal Anjaneyaswamy temple is one of the popular pilgrimage centres situated in Bangalore-Mysore highway, 10 kms from Ramanagara. As per the history locally believed, the idol of Lord Hanuman is self-manifested from red rocks. About 1,000 years ago when sage Vyasaraya was passing by this place, he found a bright red boulder which looked like Lord Hanuman etched on it. He visualized Hanuman etched from the red rock. The omnipresent Lord Hanuman fulfilled Vyasaraya wish by slowly emerging from the rock, which was then installed by the sage by performing the necessary rituals, is the popular belief. The term “Kengal” is formed from “Kemmpu Kallu” means “Red Rock” in Kannada, hence it is known as Kengal Hanumantha.

The temple was believed to be built by Hoysala kings but after their era, the temple almost reduces to rumble. A few decades ago, Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri Hanumanthaiah renovated the temple and brought it to limelight again. A fascinating phenomenon about this temple is that the lord seems to be turning himself over the years. Few decades ago, he was facing North (sideways) and over the years he now looks East (straight). This is a popular “Prarthana Sthalam” for childless couples and people with...

Kengal Anjaneya Swamy temple is situated in Ramanagara, around 50km from Bangalore. This place is surrounded by rocky hills. The famous bollywood film 'Sholay' was shot here. This place also houses one of the historical temples , Kengal Anjaneya Swamy temple , this is on the Mysore Bangalore National highway.



Kengal Anjaneya Swamy temple was built during the period of Karnataka's 2nd chief minister , Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiah who is also the chief architect behind Vidhana Soudha, the legislature building in Bangalore. This temple is older than 60 years by now.

This temple is open on all days between 7 AM to 7 PM. Tourists from all over the city pour in here to get the blessings of Lord Hanuman also known as Anjaneya (The son of Anjana). Special poojas are conducted on every Saturdays.

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