Sri Anjaneyar Kovil

Sri Anjaneyar Kovil, Mount Lavinia
ஸ்ரீ ஆஞ்சநேயர் கோவில்
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Colombo
Province	Western
Deity	Hanuman
Location
Location	Mount Lavinia
Country	Sri Lanka
Location in Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	06°52′02.3″N 79°51′58.2″E
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Completed	1996

Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is a Hindu temple situated in Mount Lavinia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana.^[1] Established on 30 June 1996, the temple is considered to be the only Hindu shrine in the country where a statue of Hanuman with Panchamuga (five faced) is found.^[2][3] It is also said to be the only temple in the world to have a chariot for Anjaneyar.^[3]

See also

• Hinduism in Sri Lanka

References

1. Ramachandran, Nirmala (2004). The Hindu Legacy to Sri Lanka. Hindu pilgrimags and pilgrimages. pp. 136–137.
2. "First Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Sri Lanka". anjaneyar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
3. "Anjaneyar Temple-Dehiwela". Epic Sri Lanka Holidays. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

External links

• Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple Colombo