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KALE HANUMAN TEMPLE

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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God

The temple is dedicated to Hanuman, who is black in color in this temple and who is well known for his faithfulness to Lord Rama.

Interesting Facts

  • The exterior of this temple with the architectural craft of Rajasthani architecture is attractive.
  • The two-storey building of the temple looks like a magnificent palace.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (42°C during day and 27°C during night)Average - August (32°C during the day and 26°C during night)Lowest - December to February (20°C during day and 16°C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Jaipur Bus Stand
2.8 KM 0154-2466523
Jaipur Railway Station
6.3 KM 139
Jaipur International Airport
13.7 KM 0141-2550623

Architecture

Kale Hanuman Ji temple is amongst the oldest temples in Jaipur. Unlike other Hanuman temples where the idol is mainly red or orange in colour, the idol in this temple is black in colour and that is why it is fondly known as Kale Hanuman Ji Ka Mandir. Maharaja Jai Singh establishes a mint in Chandi ki taksal lane. Black stone goes beautifully with silver decoration. This temple in the centre of the silver coin mint area. This temple will give you a great peace, its atmosphere is very spiritual, nice religious chatting going on.This temple has another deities Rama, Sita and Lakshman. The pillars of the temple have been made as per Pushta Nakshtra.

Religious Significance

Hanuman ji, on completion of his education, asked his Guru Sun God to take Guru Dakshina. - Suryadev said, my son Shani Dev does not listen to me. If you bring him to me, I will consider him as Gurudakshina. - When Hanumanji went to take Shanidev, Shani got angry and cast a blind eye on Hanumanji, which made his color black. Even after this, Hanuman ji took Shani Dev and brought him to Suryadev. Impressed by Gurubhakti, Shanidev promised Lord Hanuman that the person who would worship Hanuman on Saturday would not have any effect on my curvature.

History

It is believed that this Kale Hanuman Ji Temple was built around 1000 years back.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 06:00 AM - 12:00 PM 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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KALE HANUMAN TEMPLE

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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