Tirumala birthplace of Lord Hanuman: Temple board

In December 2020, the independent trust constituted an expert committee to study the mythological, historical, epigraphical and archaeological evidence that could identify the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) said it will provide historical and epigraphical evidence to prove that Tirumala, the abode of Lord Venkateshwara in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

The panel submitted its report to the TTD at a meeting with Reddy on Thursday. (PTI file photo)

TTD, which administers the temple, is gearing up to release a document in the form of a booklet on April 13, on the day of Ugadi festival (Telugu New Year), to prove that Anjanadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman, a spokesperson for the trust said.

“We shall bring out the committee report in the form of a booklet to prove that Lord Hanuman was indeed born in the Anjanadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, which are part of Seshachalam hill range of Eastern Ghats,” TTD executive officer K S Jawahar Reddy said.

In December 2020, the independent trust constituted an expert committee to study the mythological, historical, epigraphical and archaeological evidence that could identify the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.

The panel submitted its report to the TTD at a meeting with Reddy on Thursday.

“Several studies have been conducted by various other researchers in the past to track the route of Lord Ram based on astronomy. Ram, who travelled from Ayodhya to the South before entering Sri Lanka via Rameshwaram, might have come across Lord Hanuman in Tirumala,” one of the committee members, who did not wish to be identified said.

“As per scriptures, Anjana Devi took holy bath in Akasa Ganga, a waterfall in Tirumala hills, and performed tapas (penance) before giving birth to Lord Hanuman,” the committee member added.