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Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple
- Periyakuppam,Tamil Nadu
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The Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple is located in Periyakuppam and is dedicated to God Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy. The five faces of Hanuman are Nrusimha, Garuda, Varaaha, Hayagreeva and Hanuman himself. There has been mythological evidence where Hanuman showed his profile with five faces. Sri Viswaroopa Darshan of Panchamukha Anjaneya Swamy is something that everyone would love to see. Here the deity is seen in a standing posture on a yantra where Swamiji has transferred all his spiritual powers to the God himself. People visit this shrine irrespective of caste, sex, color and creed. The origin of this story can be traced in Ramayana during the war between Rama and Ravana.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- For spiritual satisfaction
Shlokas
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.
Raamaaya Ramabadraaya Ramachandraaya Vaydasey Raghunaadaaya Naadaaya Seethaaya Pathaye Namo Namah
Meaning -I offer salutations to Sri Rama, the one who safeguards all, who knows all, who has descended from the Raghu dynasty, Sita's spouse and the Lord of the universe.
Timings
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.