The Karmanghat Hanuman Temple and Shiva Parvathi Temple
The Karmanghat Hanuman Temple and Shiva Parvathi Temple is one of the oldest and popular Hindu, Muslim and Christian temples in Hyderabad which is commonly prayed by all regions, in the state of Telangana, India. Muslims used to do namaz in front of the temple and then go into the temple to pray the Hanuman. Christians used to read bible every Sunday near the temple and visit this temple to show the unity. It has way long history from the existence of the Macha avatar of Lord Vishnu. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Hanuman and the temple complex also houses other deities viz. Lord Rama, Lord Shiva, Goddess Saraswathi, Goddess Durga, Goddess Santoshimata, Lord Venugopala Swamy, and Lord Jagannath. The temple is located at Karmanghat, near Santoshnagar and closer to the Nagarjuna Sagar Ring Road.
Temple is open from 6am to 13 noon and 4:30pm to 8:30pm on all days except Tuesdays and Saturdays, where it is open from 5.30am to 1pm and 4:30pm to 9pm.
History
In the past, when Lord Vishnu incarnated as Macha Avatar, Hanuman used to be one of the fish as a companion to Lord Vishnu in Macha Avatar, While the world was filled with water and entire place was filled with water, Hanuman who was companion wish built a small house for living and it’s survival along with his small family went till the Vamana Avatar. Hanuman was promised by Lord Vishnu to return return to this land again in Kali Yug to protect it from any negative sources. Later in kali Yug, the Lord Hanuman came into the dream of a Saint and told the story of his past life and asked him to build a small temple so that he can protect the villagers who are successors of lord hanuman. The Saint built the temple with lots of hardwork by shaping out the stone and putting it under the tree. It was built in the 12th century A.D (approximately 1198). When the Kakatiya king Prola II went hunting and was resting under a tree, he heard the chanting of Lord Rama’s name. Wondering who it was in the middle of a dense forest, he discovered a stone idol of God Hanuman, in seated posture and the voice coming from the vigraha. Having paid his respects, he returned to his capital, and that night, Lord appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a temple.
Aurangzeb sent out his armies to all corners of the country for further expansion of Mughal Empire. At this temple, the army couldn’t even step close to the compound wall. When the general reported this to Aurangzeb, he himself went with a crow bar to break down the temple. At the threshold of the temple, he heard a deafening roar rumbling like thunder, and the crowbar slipped from his hands as he was shaking in fear. Then he heard a voice in the heavens “Mandir todna hai , to karo man ghat” (translation: “If you want to break down the temple, harden your heart.”) which is why the place got the name kar-man-ghat. And to this day, Lord Anjaneya sits peacefully meditating and blessing devotees, as Dhyana Anjaneya Swamy.
