What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Hanuman Garhi Temple?

Early medieval · Hindu · India

Hanuman Garhi Temple

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh · 26.7956°, 82.2016°

Hanuman (in his child form on Anjani's lap)Undetermined—

Sacred since

900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

10th c.; later rebuilt

Undetermined

History & significance

One of Ayodhya's principal shrines, reached by seventy-six steps and laid out like a four-sided fort with round bastions at its corners and a silver-worked sanctum. It is administered by the Bairagi mahants of the Ramanandi sampradaya and the Nirvani Akhara.

Sthala katha — the legend

Hanuman is said to have taken up residence in a cave on this spot to keep watch over Ramkot after Rama returned to Ayodhya from his victory over Ravana.

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