Kiṣkindhā — the Hanuman kingdom
Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava
The Place
- Location: Anegundi (Hampi region), Vijayanagara (15.3469°N, 76.4833°E) Karnataka
- Historical: Ancient; current structures medieval
Story
Anegundi (across the Tungabhadra from Hampi) is identified with the Ramayana kingdom of Kishkindha — the monkey kingdom of Sugrīva and Hanuman. The area preserves multiple Ramayana geographic features: the Ṛṣyamūka Parvata (where Sugrīva sheltered from Vālī), Pampa Saras (lake where Rāma met Śabarī), the rock from which Hanuman leapt to Lanka. Archaeologically, Anegundi was inhabited from the Iron Age and continues as a living village with the descendants of the Kiṣkindhā Rāj-family.
Worship & Mantra
Śrī Rām Jay Rām Jay Jay Rām
Festival Cycle
- Rāma Navamī (Chaitra (April), 1 day)
- Hanumān Jayantī (Chaitra, 1 day)
Why This Entry Matters
Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraŚrī Rām Jay Rām Jay Jay Rām
- Offerings
- tulasi / flowers / tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- saffronred
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • aarati• abhisheka• naivedya
- Puja sequence
- water/milk abhisheka
- flowers
- prasadam
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Kiṣkindhā — the Hanuman kingdomAncient; current structures medieval📍 Anegundi (Hampi region), Vijayanagara, Karnataka, IndiaFestivals: Rāma Navamī · Hanumān JayantīSugriva & Hanuman of Anegundi — original Kiṣkindhā
🎊 Festivals
- Rāma NavamīChaitra (April) · 1 day
- Hanumān JayantīChaitra · 1 day
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional
