Current Affairs Exam

Hanuman born in Tirumala, says Tirupati temple; Karnataka mulls ASI survey

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams announced that Anjanadri hill in Tirupati is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya or Hanuman. The TTD made the formal announcement during Sri Rama Navami celebrations in Tirumala.

The five other places, which too lay claim to Hanumans origins, include the hillock near Anjanadri at Hampi in Karnataka, Anjan village in Jharkhands Gumla district, Anjan mountain in Navsari region of Gujarat, Kaithal region in Haryana, and Anjaneri at Tirambakeswar near Nashik, Maharashtra.

Karnataka claims Hanuman was born on Anjanadri hill in Kishkinda, near Anegundi, in Koppal district, which abuts Hampi. Quoting Ramayana and mythological references, experts said it is believed that Kishkinda is the place where Rama and Lakshmana met Hanuman as they came in search of Sita. It is also believed that Anjanadevi gave birth to Hanuman on a hill in Kishkinda. Hence, the hillock is called Anjanadri.

The scholars of Kannada University at Hampi have affirmed that there is no material evidence to prove that Anjaneya was born in Karnataka. Nevertheless, historians point out that Hampi region was popularly known as Kishkinda in the . Hence, it is possible that Anjaneya could have gone to Hampi from Tirumala which was just 363 km away. As Hampi was 1,240 kms from Gumla, 1626 km from Kaithal, and 616 km from Maharashtra, they ruled them all out and suggested that Hanumans https://exam.pscnotes.com/Migration“>Migration to Hampi is feasible.

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