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Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanuman Temple, Salangpur

હનુમાન મંદિર, સાળંગપુર

Salangpur, Botad, Gujarat · 22.1588°, 71.7710°

Hanuman as Kashtabhanjan Dev, the crusher of sorrowsSwaminarayan Sampradaya (Vadtal Gadi)
Sacred since
1899 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
image installed by Gopalanand Swami; rebuilt 1899
Swaminarayan Sampradaya (Vadtal Gadi)

History & significance

A Hanuman temple of the Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, whose image was installed by Gopalanand Swami. Shastriji Maharaj carried out major rebuilding in 1899 under Kothari Gordhandas of Vadtal.

Sthala katha — the legend

The image is said to be so charged that a single look at it drives out the spirits afflicting those who come here.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Swaminarayan Sampradaya (Vadtal Gadi)