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One of the greatest saints of the Madhva Dwaita tradition has been "Sri Vyasa
raya Teertha". His guru was Brahmanya Tirtha.
He travelled across the length and breadth of India. spreading the message of
Vishnu Bhakti.It was a time, when the country was undergoing numerous
invasions by foreigners and there were wars every where. Temples were
destroyed and devotion to God was on the decline. Swami Vyasaraya, in order to
divinely protect the country, built 732 temples for Lord Veera Hanuman all across
south India. He was also one of the Gurus of the great Vijayanagara empire.
Even today, people who are genuinely concerned about the state of our
motherland, India, must visit these temples and offer their prayers for the well
being of the country.
Such Hanuman idols can be distinguished from the rest by the following,
although not every murthi will have these identifications.In all these temples, the
form of Hanuman is that of Veera Hanuman who is the personification of courage
and valor. Normally in other temples, the form of Hanuman is that of Bhakta
Hanuman who is ever in devotion to Lord Rama. But in this case, Sri Vyasaraya
intentionally chose a much more fierce aspect of the Lord to project the country.
- Presence of Hair Tuft
- Left hand raised up to or above head showing Abhaya Hasta(fearlessness)
towards devotees
- Holding Sougandhika Flower in right hand ( Probably this species of flower has
been lost over the ages!)
- The tail being raised above the head and made a semi-circle, and the end of
the tail being curled. This indicates his anger at evil ( When a monkey gets angry,
it raises its tail over its head!)
- Bell tied at the end of the tail, indicating the power of Atharvana veda mantras
- Conch, Chakra, sun and the moon engraved on the idol
- A demon carved beneath the legs
Sougandhika Pushpa Hanuman Yerikaatha Anjaneya Swamy
Sougandhika Pushpa Hanuman Yerikaatha Anjaneya Swamy
We have listed close to 200 of the 732 temples. It is possible that some of the