Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple

The story of Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple

Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple stands within Amina Hamza Bazaar, so you are looking at a place of worship tucked into one of the oldest market centres in Lucknow. The most striking thing here is the temple’s dedication to Hanuman, the Hindu deity revered as a divine vanara and a devoted companion of Lord Rama.

That tradition matters because Hanuman is central to the Ramayana and is celebrated for unwavering devotion to Rama; he is also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, and is traditionally believed to be the spiritual offspring of the celestial wind-god Vayu. So this shrine belongs to a much wider pattern of Hanuman worship, even though there is no separate account of this exact temple.

What you can place yourself in is the market setting around it: Amina Hamza Bazaar is known for wholesale and retail trade in clothes, Chikan embroidery work, spices, dry snacks, hosieries and wedding decorations. The temple therefore sits inside an active commercial landscape rather than a secluded complex.

If you pause here, look at how the shrine is woven into the bazaar itself, with worship and commerce sharing the same ground.