Yantrodhāraka Hanuman of Hampi
Deities

Yantrodhāraka Hanuman of Hampi

Yantrodhāraka — the Hanuman installed by Vyāsarāja

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 1528 CE consecration; Vijayanagara 14th–16th c.

Yantrodhāraka Hanuman of Hampi

Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / Madhva

The Place

  • Location: Hampi, Vijayanagara (15.335°N, 76.46°E) Karnataka
  • Historical: 1528 CE consecration; Vijayanagara 14th–16th c.

Story

Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire (1336–1646). The Anjaneya Hill (Anjanadri) is believed to be the birthplace of Hanuman. The Yantrodhāraka Hanumān shrine was consecrated in 1528 CE by Sri Vyāsarāja (guru of Krishnadevarāya) — the idol's exceptional feature is a protective yantra around Hanuman, whose pose differs from common iconography. Adjacent is the Kishkindhā area of Hampi, the kingdom of the monkey-king Sugriva in the Ramayana — every rock in Hampi has a Ramayana association.

Worship & Mantra

Hanumān Gāyatrī

Festival Cycle

  • Hanumān Jayantī (Chaitra, 1 day)

Why This Entry Matters

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraHanumān Gāyatrī
Offerings
tulasi / flowers / tradition-specific
Sacred colours
saffronred

📖 Stories

  • The narrative of Yantrodhāraka Hanuman of Hampi
    Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire (1336–1646). The **Anjaneya Hill** (Anjanadri) is believed to be the birthplace of Hanuman. The **Yantrodhāraka Hanumān** shrine was consecrated in 1528 CE by **Sri Vyāsarāja** (guru of Krishnadevarāya) — the idol's exceptional feature is a protective yantra around Hanuman, whose pose differs from common iconography. Adjacent is the **Kishkindhā** area of Hampi, the kingdom of the monkey-king Sugriva in the Ramayana — every rock in Hampi has a Ramayana association.
    — Hagiography + sthala-puranam

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• aarati
• abhisheka
• naivedya
Puja sequence
  1. water/milk abhisheka
  2. flowers
  3. prasadam

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Hanumān Jayantī
    Chaitra · 1 day

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional