Paritala Anjaneya Temple

Standing at a height of 135 feet (41 meters) the statue of the Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami is the world’s tallest Hanuman Temple located in Paritala town near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The statue was installed in the year 2003 and at the base of the statue, there is a tiny Hanuman Mandir called Paritala Anjaneya Temple.

Hanuman, also known as Anjaneya, Mahavira, or Bajrangbali, is a Hindu god and an ardent devotee of the god Rama. He is one of the central figures in the Hindu epic Ramayana and its various versions. As one of the Chiranjeevi, he is also mentioned in several other texts, including Mahabharata, the various Puranas, and some Jain texts. Vanara, Hanuman participated in Rama’s war against the demon king Ravana. Several texts also present him as an incarnation of Shiva. He is the son of Anjana and Kesari and is also described as the son of the wind-god Pawan, who according to several stories, played a role in his birth.

Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub-continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.