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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Hanuman Garhi Temple<br />
| image=Hanuman Garhi Temple, a major religious site in Ayodhya utter pradesh.jpg<br />
| caption=The Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya<br />
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| country={{Ind}}<br />
| district=[[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya]]<br />
| deity= [[Hanuman]]<br />
| state= [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| festivals= [[Dussehra]], [[Hanuman Jayanti]], [[Bada Mangal]], [[Ram Navami]], [[Deepawali]]<br />
| year_completed=10th Century<br />
| website = {{url|https://www.hanumangarhiayodhya.com}}<br />
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'''Hanuman Garhi Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] of [[lord Hanuman|Hanuman]] in [[Uttar Pradesh, India]]. Located in [[Ayodhya]], it is one of the most important temples in the city along with other temples such as [[Ram Mandir]] and Nageshwar Nath.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Lutgendorf|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVFC2Nx-LP8C&dq=Hanuman+garhi%2C+Ayodhya&pg=PA244|title=Hanuman's Tale: The Messages of a Divine Monkey|date=2007-01-11|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-804220-4|pages=244|language=en|author-link=Philip Lutgendorf}}</ref> This shrine is under the charge of [[Bairagi Brahmin|Bairagi Mahants]] of [[Ramanandi Sampradaya]] and Nirvani Akhara.<br />
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==History== <br />
Hanuman Garhi temple is located near [[Ram Janmabhoomi]]. According to Legend, after defeating Ravana when Lord Rama and Mata Sita along with Lord Hanuman returned to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, Lord Hanuman started living in a cave in Ayodhya to protect Ramkot.<br />
According to the Skanda Purana, King Vikramaditya built Hanuman Garhi along with 360 other temples.<br />
But Aurangzeb destroyed The Hanuman Garhi and built a Mosque.<br />
Later, The Bairag occupied the land by defeating Nawab Shujauddula the King of Awadh. They removed the Mosque and built a new temple for Lord Hanuman. Some Muslims thought that Hanuman Garhi was built on a mosque. Therefore they tried to break the temple many times but failed. In 1855, the [[Nawab of Awadh]] granted land revenue to build the temple.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Prabhash K|date=7 December 2017|title=Ayodhya: When Wajid Ali Shah built Hanuman temple<br />
|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ayodhya-when-wajid-ali-shah-saved-hanuman-temple-from-muslims-near-babri-masjid-1102365-2017-12-07|access-date=2020-07-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pillai|first=Manu S.|date=2017-12-06|title=When a temple was besieged in Ayodhya|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ONcV79E5E1fcHflqwdcnUM/When-a-temple-was-besieged-in-Ayodhya.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref> Historian [[Sarvepalli Gopal]] has said that the 1855 dispute was not for the [[Ayodhya dispute|Ayodhya temple dispute]] but for the Hanuman Garhi temple.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
Hanuman Garhi Temple is shaped like a four-sided fort with circular ramparts at each corner, housing shrines dedicated to the primary deity Hanuman. There are 76 stairs to reach the main temple, where the [[Garbhagriha|garbha griha]], adorned with silver carvings, awaits. The central has three intricately designed doors leading to the inner chamber. Within, a 6-inch deity of Hanuman, depicted in his youthful (Bal) form, is positioned on the lap of his mother Anjani.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanuman Garhi {{!}} Ayodhya {{!}} UP Tourism |url=http://www.ayodhya.gov.in/en/details/hanuman-garhi/32003200 |access-date=2020-07-29 |website=www.ayodhya.gov.in |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705080425/http://ayodhya.gov.in/en/details/hanuman-garhi/32003200 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A silver tulsi garland, inscribed with the name of Rama is adorned by Hanuman. The verses of the [[Hanuman Chalisa]] are inscribed on the temple walls. The temple features a Victory Pillar, known as Vijay Stambh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shyam |first=Rai |date=2023-03-15 |title=Hanuman Garhi Ayodhya: Temple History {{!}} Significance{{!}} Architecture {{!}} Festivals {{!}} by Rai Shyam |url=https://utsavapp.in/blogs/8acd78681a714760a49d394c5e2f90f7/Hanuman-Garhi-Ayodhya:-Temple-History-Significance-Architecture-Festivals |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Utsav App: My Temple & Festivals |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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==Festivals==<br />
*[[Hanuman Jayanti]]<br />
*[[Bada Mangal]]<br />
*[[Rama Navami]]<br />
*[[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]]<br />
*[[Deepawali]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://utsavapp.in/en/blogs/hanuman-garhi-ayodhya-temple-history-significance-architecture-festivals] - Utsav App Blog<br />
* [https://www.thedivineindia.com/hanumangarhi-mandir-ayodhya/6572 Hanumangarhi Temple Ayodhya] – The Divine India<br />
* [https://prabhubhakti.in/hanuman-garhi-mandir-ayodhya//6572 Hanumangarhi Temple Ayodhya] – The Prabhubhakti<br />
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[[Category:Hanuman temples]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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