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Anjanadri Hills, Hampi In Karnataka

Written by Sudhir Kumar

Anjanadri Hills is considered to be the birth place of Lord Hanuman. The beautiful Hanuman Temple had been constructed as a tribute to the monkey god. This temple is situated on top of the Anjanadri Hills. Travellers need to climb 570 steps in order to reach the Hanuman Temple.

About Anjeyanadri Hill :

Going by the references mentioned in the epic Ramayana, Anjanadri Hills is considered to be the birth place of Lord Hanuman. The beautiful Hanuman Temple had been constructed as a tribute to the monkey god. This temple is situated on top of the Anjanadri Hills. Travellers need to climb 570 steps in order to reach the Hanuman Temple. They will encounter several monkeys while climbing the hill on their way to the temple. It is suggested that all devotees of Lord Hanuman should visit this site.

Hampi puts you in touch with the rich past of Vijayanagara Empire. Hampi is both a historic & religious location. Hampi is a village in Karnataka, India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara, it is sometimes confused with the ruined city itself. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi. Anegundi, believed to be the monkey kingdom of Kishkindha in the epic of Ramayana, is at a distance of 5 km from the historical site of Hampi. Anjanadri hill, the birth place of monkey-god Hanuman, and the mountain Rishimuka are the other places near Anegundi associated with Ramayana.

Attractions of Anjanadri Hills, Hampi In Karnataka :

Anjanadri, believed to be the monkey kingdom of Kishkindha in the epic of Ramayana, is at a distance of 5 km from the historical site of Hampi. Anjanadri hill, the birth place of monkey-god Hanuman, and the mountain Rishimuka are the other places near Anegundi associated with Ramayana.

It is said to have one of the oldest plateaus on the planet, estimated to be 3,000 million years old. So, only local story-tellers refer to Anegundi as the maternal home of Bhoodevi (Mother Earth).

Neolithic history is represented in this region by Mourya Mane, a several-thousand-year-old ‘Stone Age Colony’. Several Neolithic dwellings still bear paintings that are clear and intact even to this day. “This is the rare human settlement where we will find traces of Microlithic, Megalithic and Neolithic age of human life at one same spot. Anegundi area is much more than the Vijayanagar empire, and as is old as the planet. Till date, this village is a living heritage site in its true sense Anegundi is best visited along with Hampi.

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