Sri Kengal Anjeneya Swamy Temple

 The following temple is located in B.M.Road(SH 17) near channapatana ,Ramanagara dist, Karnataka. The presiding deity here is Swayambu Hanuman, which is a five & half feet long, and the idol sprouts a mustache.  It is very seldom for a ''swayumbu lord hanuman'' to sprout a mustache. Swayambhu means Self-manifested or that which is created by its own accord. Hanuman idol emerged from the red rocks, and to this date it is still emerging. ''Kengal'' in Kannada means 'redstone' from which the idol is emerging from, hence the lord is  called here as ''Kengal Hunumantharaya'' also know as Kengal Anjeneya Swamy. It is to be noted that the idol is usually decorated with bright orange paint, called sindhoor. This idol is naturally bright orange-red.

          Few 1,000 years ago, Vyasa (sage) was passing by a bright red boulder. Upon discovering this, he was all excited and visualized an Hanuman etched from those rocks. The omni present lord Hanuman, full filled Vyasa's wish by slowly emerging from the rocks, with crisp details as vyasa imagined. This also included a very rare yet a perfect mustache. The temple was build by ''Hoysala kings''. After Hoysalas, no one cared to maintain the temple and as a result the temple almost reduced to rumble. A Karnataka Cheif Minister who goes by the same name as that of the lord, renovated the temple. He was building vidhanasoudha, and used the same rocks and granites to renovate the temple. He was a staunch devotee of this Hanuman,  so he was buried closer to the temple. His Samadhi is at a stone throw's distance. Thanks to the ex CM Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiah , the temple is well maintained by the devotees and the temple trustees. the temple sees more devotees year after year.

          The difference between this temple and other temples is that prayers are answered on your first visit to the temple. Standing in front of this idol, absorbing powerful vibes. It does not matter which part of the world you are in, nor the religion, praying to Hanuman in silence will make wonders.

"JAI HANUMAN"