Veeranjaneya Temple is a temple on the hill of
Ardhagiri, dedicated to
Lord Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one ...
. It is situated in Aragonda of
Chittoor district in the
Indian state
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History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
.
Etymology
The hill Ardhagiri literally translates to half mountain, which was a fallen part of
Sanjeevani Mountain transported by Lord Hanuman in ''
Treta Yuga
''Treta Yuga'', in Hinduism, is the second and second best of the four '' yugas'' (world ages) in a '' Yuga Cycle'', preceded by '' Krita (Satya) Yuga'' and followed by '' Dvapara Yuga''. ''Treta Yuga'' lasts for 1,296,000 years (3,600 divine ye ...
''. Hence, the name ''Ardhagiri'' and the temple was dedicated to Lord Hanuman.
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Hindu temples in Chittoor district
Hanuman temples