Rare and Unique Hanuman Temple ( Allahabad )

This temple is unique temple situated in sangam area adjacent to the Allahabad Fort and is rare unique type of temple , because Here the statue of Shri Hanuman Ji is in laying down state.

Therefore for his glimpse devotees have to step down through stairs cases The statue is huge in size .
Every year maa Ganga flow over this temple and sub merge the statue of shri Hamuman ji to give a bath to Shri hanuman ji .

It is told that the British Government had tried to dig out this statue and replace the temple with the statue of shri hanuman ji to some other place but as the digging stared to remove this statue from the temple statue instead of coming out of its original place started entering inside the ground. This is the reason for the temple is now a pond. 

Hanuman Temple, Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in India is famous for being the only temple where Lord Hanuman is seen in a recline posture. The Hanuman Temple is a very Holy Place in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in India. An interesting fact about this Hanuman Temple in Allahabad is that the temple gets submerged when the water level of the Ganges rises up.

The mythical story regarding the Hanuman Temple in Allahabad says that the water of the river Ganges rises to touch the feet of the Lord Hanuman’s idol. Hanuman Temple has emerged as a major tourist attraction in Allahabad also because of the fact that people from all religion and all walks of life can visit this temple at any time of the year. Hanuman Mandir is a major tourist attraction in Allahabad and huge number of devotees comes to Allahabad to visit this holy edifice every year. Hanuman Mandir boasts of the country’s rich mythological heritage. 

Hanuman Temple is a must-visit for every devotees and people who have faith in God, while they are on a Tour to Allahabad. Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh in India is known as a famous Hindu pilgrimage. The convergence of the three holy rivers of India, those are Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati makes Allahabad one of the most holy places in India. Allahabad is often referred to as Prayag. The other attractions in Allahabad are the Mahakumbh that is held once every twelve years and the several other temples present.