SREE PRASANNA VEERANJANEYA TEMPLE, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE

SREE PRASANNA VEERANJANEYA TEMPLE, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE

Fortunate to have darshan at this temple on 26th May 2019.

The entrance to the Sree Prasanna Veeranjaneya temple is from a city park in Mahalakshmi Layout and nearby is the Sree Srinivasa Perumal temple.   The anjaneya vigraha is sculpted and of 22 ft height and 16 ft width.  The sthapathis were:  Sri Shanumgananda and his two sons Mohanraj and Ganapathi.  Sri P V Narasimha Rao, former PM was the chief guest when initiation of the temple was done in the Year 1976.

During the rule of Maharaja of Mysore, Mahalakshipura was a place for shooting practice and here on a smalll hillock there was a majestic stone and local people had drawn the anjaneya figure on it.    Later Bangalore Development Authority while forming new layouts, named this place as Mahalakshmi Layout and also the majestic stone was carved into a nice vigraha.

Mahalakshmi Layout is just half an hours drive the Bangalore City Centre and has a Metro Railway Station named Mahalakshmi, but the temple is at a distance of a km from the Metro station.   From Navrang circle it is 1.7 kms.   The gigantic anjaneya is in standing posture and having a mace on the left hand and sanjeeva parvath in right hand.

The vimana of the anjaneya is resembling a pagoda of the buddhists.  It is open on all sides and having a square enclosure and circumbulation is done here.  Thulasi is available at the entrance to the temple.

While entering first there is a huge vigraha of Mahalakshmi and before entering the main anjaneya area, on the left in separte sannidhis are marble vighrahas of Lord Ganapathy, Rama,sita lakshmana anjaneya and Lakshmi.  Mahalakshmi Vighraha is 12 ft in height and seated on a lotus of 5ft height 

                                                         Vinayagar (Marble)

                                                          Mahalakshmi

                                                      Mahalakshmi (Marble)

Every Saturday the temple does the Benne Alankara which requires around 600 kgs of Butter and offered by the devotees.
                                                             Benne Alankara

The entry to the temple can be made from the main road through the park or from the side road too, where people park their vehicles.

Temple Timings:  

06.00 AM to 08.30 PM

Address

Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple
(Sri Prasanna Veeranjaneya Swamy Trust)
12th Cross Road, Mahalakshmi Layout
Mahalakshmi Puram
Bangalore 560086
080 2349 1727