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'''Hanumanthanagara''', is a locality in the [[Banashankari]] suburb of South [[Bangalore]]. It gets its name from the [[Hanuman|Ramanjaneya]] Temple<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digg.com/travel_places/Sri_Ramanjaneya_Temple_Hanumanth_nagar_Bangalore |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707110420/http://digg.com/travel_places/Sri_Ramanjaneya_Temple_Hanumanth_nagar_Bangalore |title=Sri_Ramanjaneya_Temple_Hanumanth_nagar|url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2012 |access-date=21 September 2012 }}</ref> near the Kengal Hanumanthaiah Kalaa Soudha, which was built during the time of Kengal Hanumanthaiah, the then chief minister of Karnataka.
[[File:KumaraSwamyGopuram.jpg|thumb|Birds flying at Kumara Swamy Temple in Hanumantha Nagara]]
[[File:LongStandingGopuram.jpg|thumb|Long Standing Gopuram at Kumara Swamy temple]]
This area is one of the oldest areas of [[Bangalore]] with large Brahmin population. Byatarayanapura, Srinagar, Nagendra Block, Kalidasa Layout, Raghavendra Block, Brindavan Nagar, Srinivasa Nagar, [[Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha|Vidhyapeetha]], Mysore Bank Colony, [[Hosakerehalli]], [[Girinagar]] and Ashok Nagar are the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Hanumanthanagar is well-known for the [[Hanuman|Ramanjaneya]] Temple, [[Kumara Swamy Devasthana, Bangalore|Kumara Swamy Devasthana]] and K H Kalasoudha. The Head Office of the Hanumanthanagar Cooperative Bank (which has many branches in Bangalore) is also located here.

==Temples in Hanumanthanagar==

===Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple===
This Temple is located atop Ramanjaneya Gudda (Ramanjaneya Hill) adjacent to the Kengal Hanumanthaiah Kalaa Soudha and the Hanumanthanagar Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/things-to-do-today-in-bengaluru/articleshow/70576312.cms|title=Things to do today in Bengaluru|website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref>

===Kumaraswaamy Temple===
This temple to Lord Kumaraswaamy is located on the top of a hill, with stairs going all the way up, known as ''Mount Joy''. Special prayers are performed during "Subbaraaya (Subramannya) Shasti". Adjoining Lord Kumaraswamy are a sacred Shiva Linga, Lord Ganesha in a seated posture and Goddess Parvathi. Also have been consecrated the Navagrahas, in a separate shrine, within the same hall, adjoining the sanctum sanctorum. The Gopuram at the entrance precedes a huge hall and the sanctum sanctorum has a sculpted idol in the Lord's image of his role as a Guru to Lord Shiva himself. This is identical to Swamimalai (Swamimalai is one of the six pilgrimage centers or Aru Padai Kshetram dedicated to Lord Subramanya and it is at Swamimalai that the Lord Kumaraswamy became the Guru to His own father, the Lord Shiva himself), in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. In the past, the sanctum sanctorum had a panchaloha (made of five metals) idol. The granite idol seen and worshipped now is of much later origin. The original panchaloha idol is now seen enshrined separately in the hall preceding the main hall - having the sanctum sanctorum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/slideshow-devotees-carrying-kavadi-in-bangalore-1868070|title=Devotees carrying Kavadi in Bangalore | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|first=Anantha Subramanyam|last=K|date=31 July 2013|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pureprayer.com/featured-temples/templehomenew/|title=Temple - Main}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vidteq.com/Bangalore/Sri-Subramanya-Swamy-Temple/Story?id=525599862|title=Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple, 4th Main Road 50 Feet Road, Hanumanthanagar, Bangalore | Temples | Video Driving Directions | Route Map | Location Map - VIDTEQ|website=www.vidteq.com}}</ref>

===Panchamukhi Ganesha temple===
At the foot of the hill is the Panchamukhi Ganesha temple. This temple has an idol of Lord [[Ganesha]] with five heads, hence the name Panchamukhi Ganesha. His vahana here is different from the usual Mooshika Vahana. Here, His vahana is a Simha (lion). The dominance of the negative, false '''''EGO''''', that corrupts the mind, is depicted by the lion. Lord Ganesha, in this Panchamukhi form of His, is worshipped to win over the '''''EGO'''''. Since no trick, courage or bravery, whatsoever, of such a mind and the associated negative and false '''''EGO''''', that corrupts the mind, succeeds in its war against Lord Ganesha, this form of His (also synonymous with the name Vakratunda Mahaganapathi), is worshipped for victory and a calm, balanced & composed state of body, mind and soul. He enables existence in a perfect rhythm, in entirety, with the laws of nature<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Have-you-visited-the-techie-and-traffic-Ganesha-temples-yet/articleshow/53960035.cms|title=Prasanna Ganapathi: Have you visited the techie and traffic Ganesha temples yet? | Bengaluru News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

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