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Shahibaug, Ahmedabad Cantonment, Ahmedabad, Gujarat · 23.0678°, 72.6039°
One of India's largest Hanuman temples, founded by Pandit Gajanan Prasad inside the Ahmedabad cantonment and long associated with army personnel. A 2021 proposal by its trustees to move it to the Sabarmati riverfront was blocked after priests and devotees petitioned the Gujarat High Court.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The Hanuman image enshrined here is held to be swayambhu, self-manifested rather than carved.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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