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Sri Anjaneyar Kovil, Mount Lavinia

Sri Anjaneyar Kovil, Mount Lavinia Sri Anjaneyar Kovil, Mount Lavinia - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Sri Anjaneyar Kovil is a Hindu temple situated in Mount Lavinia, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to God Hanuman, one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Established on 30 June 1996, the temple is considered to be the only Hindu shrine in the country where a statue of Hanuman with Panchamuga (five faced) is found. It is also said to be the only temple in the world to have a chariot for Anjaneyar. Read more on Wikipedia

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