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Aanjaneya Swami Temple
- Mutyampeta,Andhra Pradesh
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The Aanjaneya Swami Temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and is located in Mutyampeta, in Mallyal, in Karim Nagar, Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is situated amidst hills, valleys and water springs. Kondagattu is known to be a very scenic locale. According to popular belief, the temple was built by a cowherd some 300 years ago. The current temple has been built 160 years ago by Krishna Rao Deshmukh. Apart from the temple, the fort of Kondalaraya and the Bojjapotana caves are worth seeing at Kondagattu. The temple is situated at about 35 kilometres from Karimnagar and is dedicated to Lord Anjaneya Swamy. According to legend, the temple was constructed by a cowherd about 300 years ago. The present day form was built 160 years ago by Krishna Rao Deshmukh. It is believed that if a woman offers puja in the temple for 40 days, she will be blessed with a child. It is about 30 kilometres from Vemulavada, which is another well known temple in Karimnagar. There is a Ghat Road from the hilltop to the base.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- For knowledge
- For intelligence
- For physical and mental strength
- For the gift of childbirth
- For virtues like honesty
- For virtues like sincerity
Shlokas
Mano Javam , Maruda Thulya Vegam, Jithendriyam Buddhi Matham Varishtam, Vatha Atmajam Vanara Yudha Mukhyam, Sree Rama Dootham Sirasa Namami
Meaning -I bow my head to salute Rama's messenger, who has won over His mind, who is as fast as the wind, who has mastered his organs, who is the most knowledgeable, who is the wind God's son, and who leads as the chief in the army of monkeys.
Anjaneya Madhi Paatalaananam, Kanjanaadri Kamaneeya Vigraham, Paarijatha Tharu Moola Vaasinam, Bhaavayami Bhava mana Nandanam
Meaning -I bow before the wind God's darling son, Anjana's son, the great killer of ogres, who is handsome and like a golden mountain, who lives near Parijatha tree's roots.
Divya Mangala Dehaaya Peethambara Dharayacha Thaptha Kanchana Varnaaya Mangalam Shri Hanumathey
Meaning -Oh Lord Hanuman who has a mystical form, who adorns a silk garment in yellow and who looks similar to molten gold, let thy be auspiciousness.
Anjana Nandanam Veeram Janaki Soka Naasanam, Kapeesa Maksha Hantharam, Vandhe Lanka Bhayankaram
Meaning -We salute Lanka's horror, Anjana's brave son, who ended Sita's sorrows, the ruler of monkeys and the one who killed Aksha, Ravana's son.
Timings
7 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.