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Moola
Anjaneyar
Temple
at
Thanjavur
in
Tamil
Nadu
is
unique
as
it
is
a
rare
Hanuman
Temple
with
three-tier
rajagopuram
and
a
dwaja
sthambam.
It
has
an
eighteen-pillared
Alankara
Mandapam.
Usually
Hanuman
Temples
do
not
have
rajagopurams
and
other
elaborate
temple
architecture.
The
temple
is
located
on
the
northwest
corner
of
Thanjavur.
This
corner
is
associated
with
Vayu
in
Vasthu
Shastra
and
Hanuman
is
the
son
of
Vayu.
Due
to
this
reason,
the
Hanuman
Temple
is
known
as
Moola
Anjaneyar
Temple.
Another
unique
aspect
of
the
temple
is
the
Rashi
Mandalam.
All
the
12
Rashis
are
depicted
on
the
roof
of
the
temple.
A
person
can
pray
to
his/her
Rashi
and
get
relief.
There
are
two
Hanuman
murtis
in
the
temple.
One
is
in
Yoga
posture
sitting
on
a
mountain.
The
second
one
is
known
as
Anjaneyar.
The
Yoga
posture
hanuman
has
four
arms.
The
top
two
hands
hold
sankhu
and
chakra.
The
other
two
hands
are
in
blessing
postures.
It
faces
north
and
it
is
believed
that
one
will
get
Siddhi
by
praying
to
this
murti.
Lord
Anjaneyar
murti
is
facing
east
and
it
has
two
hands,
which
are
in
blessing
posture.
Sree
Moolai
Anjaneya
Temple
is
located
in
Thanjavur.
Make
Sree
Moolai
Anjaneya
Temple
a
centerpiece
of
your
Thanjavur
vacation
itinerary,
and
find
what
else
is
worth
visiting
using
our
ree
Moola
Anjaneya
Swamy
Temple
:
Under
the
noble
guidance
of
his
Guru
Sri
Sethu
Bhawa
Swami,
Sri
Pratapah
Simha
had
built
a
temple
exclusively
for
Lord
Anjaneya
in
Thanjavur.
Normally
temple
for
Lord
Anjaneya
will
be
small
in
size
and
built-up
area.
There
will
be
no
exclusive
Rajagopuram
or
dwaja
sthambam,
but
this
temple
is
an
exception.
This
temple
has
a
three
tier
rajagopuram
and
a
dwaja
sthambam.
It
has
a
eighteen
pillered
alankara
mandapam.
This
is
the
second
largest
ancient
temple
built
exclusively
for
the
Lord
with
rajagopuram
and
dwaja
sthambam,
I
had
come
across
and
the
other
being
the
temple
in
Iyenkulam
near
Kanchipuram.
****
The
Lord
of
this
temple
built
by
Sri
Veera
Pratapah
Simha
is
known
by
the
'Sri
Pratapah
Veera
Hanumar'.
But
this
temple
is
known
as
'Moolai
Anjaneya'
temple,
moolai
in
Tamil
means
corner.
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