36 feet
height tallest Panchamukha Anjaneya principal idol is located at Panchamuga
Anjaneya Temple; Panchavatee village near Pondicherry belongs to Vanur taluk under
Viluppuram (Villupuram) district in the Indian union territory Puducherry.
It is
situated just 9 kms away from Pondicherry on the highway leading to Tindivanam.
The temple
has been constructed in 12 acres of land and the area where the temple is
located is known as Panchavatee Kshetram. In the great Indian epic Ramayan,
Panchavatee (Panchavati) was described as the forest area where Lord Ram, Devi Sita
and Veer Lakshman spent some time as part of their exile.
In front of
Panchamukha Sri Anjaneya’s shrine, there is a vessel filled with water which
has a floating stone said to weigh about 14 kgs, which was one of the rocks
used by Lord Ram’s Vaanar Sena (monkey army) to build the bridge across to
Lanka.
Panchamukha Sri Anjaneya Swamy’s Vigraham (statue) was installed on 11th June 2003.
Temple
timings:-
Morning 5:30
AM to noon 12:00 PM, Evening 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Monday to Sunday)
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