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Anjaneya Temple, Nanganallur
Nanganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 12.9863°, 80.1943°
Hanuman (Anjaneya)Modern—
Sacred since
1989 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
idol installed 1989, consecrated 1995
Modern
History & significance
Built by the Sri Maruthi Bhaktha Samajam Trust, this Chennai temple holds a 32-foot Hanuman carved from a single granite block, among the tallest such images in India, beneath a 90-foot tower. The Kanchi seer Chandrashekarendra Saraswati installed the idol in 1989, and the state endowments department took over administration in 2013.