Temple Description

Lord of this kshetra is facing east and is seen walking northward. His lotus feet adorn nupuram and thandai. Lord is seen wearing kaupeenam. Lord’s strong thighs show the might of the Lord. His bosom adorns a garland made of three rows of beads. His ‘uttariyam’ is seen over His shoulder. The yagnopaveetham is seen flowing from His left shoulder. His both wrist is seen with kankan and his upper arm He is wearing a keyur. While His left hand is holding the sowghandhika flower, his right hand is seen raised showing ‘abhaya mudra’. Kesam is neatly tied to form a tuft. There are symbols of Chandra and Surya in the vigraha.

The Lord here is an Avathaarathraya Hanuman. The long tail symbolling Sri Hanuman, the sowgandhika flower symbolises Bhima, tuft symbolises Madhvacharya. The bell at the end of the tail of the Lord indicates it was installed by Sri Vayasaraja, and the presence of Surya and Chandra indicates it was installed by Sri Sripadaraja. Both these saints had indicated that they professed Dvaita philosophy through Sri Hole Anjaneya by keeping His middle and index figure longer.