Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple

Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple
Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple

The legend says that when the Pancha Pandavas were in exile Draupadi wanted to drink water and Yudhishitir the elder brother sends Bheema to fetch the same. Anjaneya intercepts him on his way and an argument ensues between the two but Bheema is not able to get water. Bheema goes back to Yudhishtira who advises him to pay respect to Anjaneya and he would oblige . heema does as advised and Anjaneya gleefully allows Bheema to take water from vaigai. This is the place they met. The idol of Anjaneyar inside the sanctum sanctorum, which was about 4 feet tall and was adorned with silk. The eyes were big , it is beleived that the God is watching his devotees with one eye and the other eye is looking at the direction of Ayodhya, Lord Rama s abode. The hand which carried the Sanjeevani parvath (the hill which he brought from Himalayas during the Ramayana war) is on his thigh. The tail is ponting upwards.