105 Feet Shree Hanumanji Statue

105 feet sky-high magnificent sculpture of Shree Hanumanji is located at Nandura town near Shegaon city belongs to Buldhana district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The statue is situated on National Highway No-6 (Hajira-Dhule-Kolkata Hwy) and quite close to Mumbai-Howrah Railway line. It is located around 49 kms towards north from district headquarters Buldhana, approx. 36 kms from Shegaon and about 499 kms away from the state capital city Mumbai.

Chunyacha Maruti Temple

Chunyacha Maruti Temple is located at Shahapur village near Karad taluka under Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Shahapur belongs to Pune division and located 45 kms towards south from the district head quarters Satara, 11 kms from Karad and 268 kms from the state capital city Mumbai. This Maruti (Son of Marut/Wind God) temple was established in 1644 (17th century) by Saint Shri Swami Samarth Ramdas (Living Period 1608 to 1681 Year) who was devotee of Bhagwan Shri Ram & Lord Hanuman and Spiritual Guru of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The deity of this temple is adorned with 6 feet tall lime stone and facing east. Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are the two main festivals at this temple.

Saint Shri Swami Samarth Ramdas established total 11 famous Maruti (God Hanuman) temples at different towns and villages in Maharashtra state of India as per following :-

(1) Year 1644 :- Chunyacha Maruti temple at SHAHAPUR near Karad. Idol height is 6 feet & facing direction is east and made up of lime stone material.

(2) Year 1645 :- Maharudra Hanuman at MASUR near Karad. Idol height is 5 feet & facing direction is east and made up of lime stone material. Best and most beautiful of all the eleven temples ,Mahrudra Hanuman idol sits amidst the portraits of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Shri Swami Samarth Ramdas.

(3) Year 1648 :- Vir (or Pratap or Bhim) Maruti at CHAPHAL near Satara. Idol height is 7 feet. This temple is located behind the Lord Ram temple of Chaphal.

(4) Year 1648 :- Das Maruti at CHAPHAL near Satara. Idol height is 6 feet. The specialty of this temple is that Lord Hanuman can be seen kneeling in front of his Lord Ram with his hands folded in the Namaskar Mudra.

(5) Year 1649 :- Baal Maruti or Khadicha Maruti at SHINGANWADI near Satara. Idol height is 3.5 feet & facing direction is north. Baal Maruti has been built in the place where Swami Samarth Ramdas is said to be meditating. The temple precinct also has the spring of Kubdi Thirth.

(6) Year 1649 :- Umbraj Maruti or Mathatil Maruti at UMBRAJ near Masur. Idol height is 6 feet & facing direction is east and made up of Lime+ Sand+ Jute material. One amongst all the eleven Maruti temples to be without a spire.

(7) Year 1649 :- Majgaon cha Maruti at MAJGAON near Satara. Idol height is 5 feet. Unique feature of this temple is that the Maruti idol faces westwards or in the direction of Lord Ram Mandir.

(8) Year 1651 :- Bahe-Borgaon cha Maruti at Bahe near Sanlgi. Located on an island named Ramalinga; island has a temple of Lord Shri Ram with a Shivalinga installed in front, on the banks of River Krishna. The Maruti statue in this temple sits behind the Lord Ram temple in a posture as if warding off the water of the River Krishna.

(9) Year 1651 :- Manapadale cha Maruti at MANAPADALE near Kolhapur. Idol height is 5.25 & facing direction is north, can be reached & worshipped after passing through a hall of 26 x 15 square feet.

(10) Year 1651 :- Pargaon cha Maruti at PARGAON near Panhala. Idol height is 1.5 feet & engraved in stone material, the smallest idol amongst all eleven Maruti temples.

(11) Year 1654 :- Shirala Maruti at SHIRALA (Battish Shirala). Idol height is 7 feet & facing direction is north and made up of lime stone material.

Shri Bhadra Maruti Mandir

Bhadra Maruti Temple located in KHULDABAD city under Aurangabad district in the Indian state of MAHARASHTRA is dedicated to the Hindu deity Hanuman and just 4 kms from the world famous Ellora caves.
At this temple, the idol of Hanuman is portrayed in a reclining or sleeping posture or supine position which is lying on the floor and found rare in India.
Shri Bhadra Maruti Temple is considered one of the tourist attractions near Aurangabad and people gather in lakhs during auspicious occasions like Hanuman Jayanti and Ram Navami. Devotees from Aurangabad and nearby places walk to the temple to offer Puja on Tuesdays & Saturdays as these days are especially for Lord Hanuman.
Khuldabad also pronounced as Khultabad, initially it was known as "Rauzaa" as meaning “Garden of Paradise”. It is also famous as the “Valley of Saints” or “The Abode of Eternity”, because in the 14th century, several Sufi Saints chose to reside here. Khuldabad is surrounded by a high fortified wall with seven gates built by the mughal sultanat emperor Aurangzeb.
Khuldabad region is popularly known as Maratwada. According to folklore, in ancient times, Khuldabad was known as Bhadravati and it was during Mugals’s rule the place was renamed as Khuldabad. Khuldabad in parsi means “Entrance to Heaven”. Bhadravati means “A Sacred Place”. Both these names, by themselves, give us an idea about the greatness of this place. Maratwada has the distinction of having Lord Shiva’s three of the twelve “Joythir Lingams” in the India. Other distinction of the Aurangabad district is the world famous Ellora caves where sculptures of all the three major beliefs of the country-namely Jain, Buddh and Hindu find a place prominently. The other famous place of the district is Ajanta caves, where paintings of distinction are found.
The place Bhadravati was once ruled by a noble King named Bhadrasena, who was an ardent devotee of Bhagwan Shri Ram. He admired Shri Ram as a sacred & a pure God and worshipped Him as ‘Bhadra’. He constructed a tank for bath in the temple housing of Shri Ram, and called it Bhadrakund. He used to take bath here before he offered his prayers to Shri RamBhadra. He was blessed with a beautiful daughter and he named her Bhadra. The town came to be known as Bhadravati.
The King was good in music and his devotion to his Lord Ram was shown in the songs he had composed on Him. He used to sing songs in praise of his Lord Shri Ram in a melodious voice. His singing used to mesmerize the entire place and virtually every one present there will feel the presence of Shri Ram in their heart. Though he was righteous ruler, he was not attached to the throne he was occupying. Because of his detachment towards worldly matters and attachment towards God Shri Ram, his subjects called him as “Rajarishi Bhadrasena”. The singing of Ram-Bhajans used to continue from morning till evening and on some occasions it used to continue for days together.
“Yatra yatra raghunath keertanam, tatra tatra kritamstha kanjhalim”. No wonder that Shri Hanumanji-a pure Rambhakt-was attracted by the sweet and melodious voice with which King Bhadrasena was singing in praise of God Shri Ram. He followed the voice and descended on Bhadravati kshetra. He found Shri Bhadrasena singing those melodies, out of devotion from the bottom of his heart. Shri Hanumanji was absolutely thrilled by the songs and was wonder struck at the Ram-bhakti of the singer. The singing had its effect on the entire region. The birds will stop flying and listen to the mesmerizing songs. The branches of trees will not move and will also listen to the song.
As Shri Maruti was listening to the Ram-songs/bhajans for a long time, he without his knowledge took a reclining posture-called a “Bhava-Samadhi” (Bhava Samadhi is a yogic posture). When Rajarishi Bhadrasena slowly came out of the trance-during which he was one with Shri Ram-he realised that Rambhakt Hanuman was near him in”BhavaSamadhi”. Rajarishi Bhadrasena was taken aback when he saw Shri Maruti in close quarters. He fell at the feet of Lord Maruti with all reverence. Lord Maruti’s Bhava-samadhi got disturbed.
Shri Hanumanji Maharaj got up and said, “Oh! Rajarishi Bhadrasena, I am immensely pleased with your Ram Bhakti. I shall try to get the darshan of Bhagwan Shri Ram for you. I shall be pleased to do the same for a real Ramabhakt. What more do you want? You may spell your wishes.”
With all humility Raja Bhadrasena said, “Oh Prabhu! You yourself is Bhagwan Shri Ram for me, since you have Shri Ram’s blessings. Your dharshan by itself was possible because of God Ram’s blessings. When you are pleased I am immensely blessed.”
Rajarishi Bhadrasena further told, “Oh Prabhu! It will be even more pleasing if you could kindly remain in the “BhavaSamadi” and bestow your blessing to the devotees who comes to this kshetra.
Shri Hanumanji blessed the Rajarishi Bhadrasena and as per the wishes of Raja, Lord Shri Maruti even today is seen in “BhavaSamadhi” blessing the devotees with all Mangalam.

105 Feet Shree Hanumanji Statue

105 feet height Sky-Touch charming statue of Mahaveer Hanuman is located at NANDURA town near SHEGAON city belongs to BULDHANA district in the Indian state of MAHARASHTRA. The statue is easily visible and situated on National Highway No. 6 (Hajira-Dhule-Kolkata Hwy) and quite close to Mumbai-Howrah Railway line. Nandura is located 49 kms towards north from district headquarters Buldhana, 36 kms from Shegaon and 499 kms from the state capital city MUMBAI.

Anjaneri Hanuman Temple

Scarlet color meditation posture huge statue of Anjaneya Hanuman is situated at ANJANERI, one of the forts in the mountain range on the main road connecting Nashik city and Trimbakeshwar (Famous Lord Shiva Great Jyotirlinga Temple), around 20 kms from Nashik by Trimbak Road in the Indian state of MAHARASHTRA. There is a sign board announcing that Anjaneri is the birthplace of God Hanuman and is named after Lord Hanuman's mother 'Anjani'. Bhagwan Hanuman spent his childhood and grew up on the same mountain. Anjaneri parvat could be seen on the back drop of this Hanuman temple. The primary way to reach the Anjaneri fort is from Anjaneri village. One should get down at Anjaneri Phata, which is 20 kms away from Nasik on the Nasik-Tryambakeshwar Road. Anjaneri village is at a walking distance of 10 to 15 minutes from Anjaneri Phata. The way to fort goes through Anjaneri village itself.

Shree Gaondevi Devasthan

Brightly painted and colorful Gigantic statue of Lord Hanuman, at outside of Shree Gaondevi Devasthan, Ajivali, Panvel situated on the OLD MUMBAI-PUNE Highway in the Indian state of MAHARASHTRA.

105 Feet Shree Hanumanji Statue

105 feet tall Mahabali Hanuman statue is located at NANDURA in MAHARASHTRA