Anjanadri Hill Hanuman Temple

Anjanadri Hill rises on the north bank of the Tungabhadra River near Anegundi, directly across from the ruins of Hampi, and is held by local and pan-Indian tradition to be the birthplace of Hanuman - his name Anjaneya, “son of Anjana,” recalling the mother for whom the hill is named. The identification sits within a larger traditional geography: Wikipedia’s articles on Kishkindha and on Anegundi both describe the Hampi-Anegundi stretch of the Tungabhadra as the Ramayana’s kingdom of Kishkindha, ruled by Sugriva with Hanuman as his minister and companion, the setting for Rama and Lakshmana’s search for Sita and their alliance with the vanara king.

A climb of roughly 575 stone steps leads from the base of the hill to a temple at the summit, centred on a rock-cut image of Hanuman, with subsidiary shrines to Rama and Sita and a separate Anjana temple nearby - together making the hilltop an active and frequently visited pilgrimage site, especially around Hanuman Jayanti, alongside its popularity as a viewpoint over the Hampi landscape. It is worth noting, in the interest of accuracy, that Anjanadri is one of several hills across India popularly claimed as Hanuman’s birthplace, and that the sources consulted here describe the identification as local and traditional belief rather than a claim resting on inscriptional or archaeological evidence; the Wikipedia article documenting the hill is itself a brief, thinly sourced entry, which is reflected in this record’s pending status.