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|native_name = अंजनेरी किल्ला
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'''Anjaneri''', one of the forts in the mountain range of [[Nasik]]-[[Trimbakeshwar]], is considered to be the birthplace of god [[Hanuman]]. Anjaneri is located 20 km away from Nasik by Trimbak Road. It has become a famous trekking spot for local Nashikites, specially in the rainy season. [http://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/let-us-know-4-thousand-feet-anjaneri-fort-nashik-familiar-birth-place-hanuman/ ]
'''Anjaneri''', one of the forts in the mountain range of [[Nasik]]-[[Trimbakeshwar|Trimbakeshwa]]. Anjaneri is located 20&nbsp;km away from Nasik by Trimbak Road. It is a popular trekking spot, especially in the rainy season.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sheikh |first=Azhar|date=2018-03-30|title=जाणून घेऊया : हनुमान जन्मस्थळाने परिचित नाशिकमधील चार हजार फूटी अंजनेरी गड|url=https://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/let-us-know-4-thousand-feet-anjaneri-fort-nashik-familiar-birth-place-hanuman/|access-date=2022-06-01|website=Lokmat|language=mr-IN}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Carved temple66.jpg|[[Jain]] temple|thumb]]
[[File:Carved temple66.jpg|[[Jain]] temple|thumb]]
[[File:11TH Rudra Shiva Hanuman.jpg|thumb|right|According to the Hindu [[Puranas]], Hanuman is the incarnation of Shiva, the god of destruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aboutshiva.com/hanuman_jayanthi.php |title=AboutShiva.com - About Shiva - Hanuman Jayanthi |publisher=About Shiva |date=9 April 2009 |access-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702172105/http://aboutshiva.com/hanuman_jayanthi.php |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>]]


Anjaneri is an attraction of Nasik city, which is also an important fort in the [[Trimbakeshwar Range|Trimbakeshwar region]]. Situated at {{convert|4264|ft|m}} above sea level, it lies between [[Nashik district|Nasik]] and Trimbakeshwar.
Anjaneri is an attraction of Nasik city, which is also an important fort in the [[Trimbakeshwar Range|Trimbakeshwar region]]. Situated at {{convert|4264|ft|m}} above sea level, it lies between [[Nashik district|Nasik]] and Trimbakeshwar.
Anjaneri is the birthplace of [[Hanuman]], and is named after Hanuman's mother, Anjani.<ref name="MustSee">{{cite web| title=Anjaneri, Trimbakeshwar| publisher=Must See India| url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/Trimbakeshwar-Anjaneri/attraction/14034| access-date=5 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018081752/http://www.mustseeindia.com/Trimbakeshwar-Anjaneri/attraction/14034| archive-date=18 October 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref>


108 [[Jain]] caves are found here belonging to 11th-12th century.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=78}} The area around Anjaneri was once ruled for a brief period by [[Abhira dynasty|Veersen Ahir (also spelled Abhir)]], who made it his capital.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rameśa Desāī|title=Shivaji, the Last Great Fort Architect|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25UyAAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Maharashtra Information Centre, Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra|page=57}}</ref>
Anjaneri is unproven birthplace of [[Hanuman]], and is named after Hanuman's mother, [[Añjanā|Anjani]].<ref name="MustSee">{{cite web| title=Anjaneri, Trimbakeshwar| publisher=Must See India| url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/Trimbakeshwar-Anjaneri/attraction/14034| access-date=5 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018081752/http://www.mustseeindia.com/Trimbakeshwar-Anjaneri/attraction/14034| archive-date=18 October 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
108 [[Jain]] caves are found here belonging to the 11th-12th century.{{Sfn|Titze|Bruhn|1998|p=78}} The area around Anjaneri was once ruled for a brief period by [[Abhira dynasty|Veersen Maratha (also spelled Abhir)]], who made it his capital.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rameśa Desāī|title=Shivaji, the Last Great Fort Architect|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=25UyAAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Maharashtra Information Centre, Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra|page=57}}</ref>
This place was used by Raghunathrao Peshva alias [[Raghobadada]] as summer retreat when he as in exile. During [[British Raj]], the [[christian missionaries]] of [[Saharanpur]] and [[Malegaon]] regularly visited Anjaneri during summer and held the service of the [[Church of England]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Pathak |first1=Srunchandra S. |title=Nashik District gazetteer |date=1975 |publisher=Government of maharashtra |location=Bombay |edition=second |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Anjaneri |access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
This place was used by Raghunathrao Peshva alias [[Raghobadada]] as summer retreat when he as in exile. During [[British Raj]], the [[christian missionaries]] of [[Saharanpur]] and [[Malegaon]] regularly visited Anjaneri during summer and held the service of the [[Church of England]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Pathak |first1=Srunchandra S. |title=Nashik District gazetteer |date=1975 |publisher=Government of maharashtra |location=Bombay |edition=second |url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#Anjaneri |access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>


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