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{{short description|Hindu temple of Hanuman in Hampi, Karnataka, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple<br />
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| caption = Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple, Hampi<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Karnataka<br />
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| state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
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| location = [[Hampi]]<br />
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| deity = Pranadeva ([[Hanuman]])<br />
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| year_completed = 15th century C.E.<br />
| creator = [[Vyasatirtha|Vyāsa Tirtha]]<br />
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The '''Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple''' (also known as '''Pranadeva Temple'''), is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Hanuman]] which is situated in the town of [[Hampi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|title= Warrior-king, Sʹiva-Bhakta, deity: reconsidering Rāma at Vijayanagara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TqpxAAAAMAAJ|author=Anthony J. Evensen|publisher=University of Wisconsin,Madison|year=2007|page=563}}</ref> The shrine of Yantrodaraka Hanuman was eulogised by [[Vyasaraya]] a [[Dvaita|Madhva]] saint.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hampi, a medieval metropolis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h-AfAAAAIAAJ|author=S. Settar|year = 1990|publisher=Kala Yatra|page=29}}</ref> There is a temple dedicated to [[Lord Rama]] called ''Kodandarama Temple'' near the Hanuman temple which stands as an evidence of [[Rama]]'s and [[Hanuman]]'s union in this place. The temple is located at hill top on the banks of [[Tungabhadra River]] in [[Hampi]], [[Karnataka]]. Legend also says that, [[Lord Rama]] and [[Hanuman]] met for the first time here on a hill called ''Malyavana hill''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Religious Traditions at Vijayanagara: As Revealed Through Its Monuments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zyluAAAAMAAJ|author=Anila Verghese|publisher=Manohar Publications|year=1995|page=50|isbn = 9788173040863}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Chronicles Of Hanuman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=twJyDQAAQBAJ|page=255|author=Shubha Vilas|publisher=Om Books International|year=2016|isbn = 9789384225766}}</ref><br />
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==Idol==<br />
Idol is depicted on a [[granite]] boulder. [[Hanuman]] is shown seated in ''[[Padmasana (shrine)|padmasana]]'' within the center of ''Srichakra'' which is known as ''Yantra''. His right hand is held in ''Vyakhyanamudra'' and the left hand is held in ''Dyanamudra''. He wears ''Kiritamukuta'', and other usual ornaments on body. Over yantra carvings of 12 monkeys holding tails of one another as they face backwards. It is a representation of the 12 days of prayers that Sri [[Vyasaraja]] did before the Lord blessed him.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sculptural Art of Hampi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r7xmluMu-FsC|author=K. M. Suresh|publisher=Directorate of Archaeology and Museums|year=1998|page=152}}</ref><br />
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==Installation by Vyasaraja==<br />
It is said that this idol has been installed by [[Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha]], an earlier incarnation of [[Sri Raghavendra Swami]]<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/sri-raghavendra-the-saint-of-mantralaya-a-translation-of-sri-raghavendra-mahimai/oclc/759686178?referer=di&ht=edition Vol 1,3. Vol 1; Pages 78-81 Vol 3; Pages 311-313</ref><br />
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He has composed a short hymn to this Lord, which is called Yantrodharaka Hanuman Stotra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://templesinindiainfo.com/yantroddharaka-stotra-lyrics-in-english-and-meaning/|title = Yantroddharaka Stotra Lyrics in English and Meaning &#124; Anjaneya Stotram|date = 11 September 2017}}</ref> Sri Vyasaraja composed many songs on Lord Krishna, the most popular amongst them being ''Krishna Ni Begame'' soulfully put to music most recently by [[Colonial Cousins]].<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/sri-raghavendra-the-saint-of-mantralaya-a-translation-of-sri-raghavendra-mahimai/oclc/759686178?referer=di&ht=edition Vol 8; Pages 15-30 Vol 8</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.karnataka.com/hampi/yantrodharaka-hanuman-temple-hampi/ About Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple, Hampi]<br />
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