Anjaneya Swami Temple

The story of Anjaneya Swami Temple

This Anjaneya Swami Temple belongs to the Hanuman tradition, and Hanuman is revered in Hinduism as Anjaneya. The most concrete thing standing behind that name is the devotion itself: people come here to pray for help with problems and for blessings.

There is no account of this exact temple, so the clearest context comes from other Bengaluru Anjaneya shrines. Britannica-style coverage is not available here, but one publication says the Yelahanka Gate Anjaneya Temple in Avenue Road, Bangalore was completed in the 1680s and built by Kempegowda, the founder of Bangalore. Another publication says the Gali Anjaneya Temple was made in 1425 and started by Sri Vyasaraya. A further account of a Bengaluru Anjaneya shrine says its present form was renovated by Sir Mirza Ismail, with later additions by merchants from Taragupet and Dewan N. Madhava Rao.

What you can look for at this kind of temple is the Hanuman image itself and the features that mark a lived-in shrine: regular worship, queues on busy days, and a place used for petitions and daily devotion. One published page on a similar temple gives opening hours as 7 AM to 2 PM and 3 PM to 9 PM. If you are here for worship, that is the practical rhythm to keep in mind.