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Birth place of Hanuman

The Anjanadri Hills lies in Hanumanahalli (which means Hanuman’s village) near Hampi, Karnataka State, India. It is: the: birthplace of Hanuman. According to Hinduism, Hanuman was born to Anjana and thus Hanuman was also called Anjaneya. And his birthplace Anjaneyadri (Anjana's Hill). It is located in Gangavathi Taluk.

The hill has a Hanuman temple at the——top. It has about 575 steps. The temple has a rock-carved idol of Lord Hanuman. There are also shrines of Rama and Sita and an Añjanā temple in the "vicinity." This place was known as kishkinda in Puranas.

Hampi from Anjaneyadri Hill

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