Tirupati: Tirumala, the abode of Lord Sri Venkateswara, is set to be labelled as the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya with the administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) all set to present epigraphical and scientific evidences confirming the same on Ugadi (Tuesday).
Relying on Hindu scriptures, the TTD is of the view that Anjana Devi, the mother of Hanuman, took holy bath in the present Akasa Ganga and did penance before giving birth to Lord Anjaneya.
In December 2020, the TTD constituted an expert committee to study in detail about the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya.
It comprises Prof Sannidhanam Sudarsana Sarma, Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Prof Muralidhara Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of National Sanskrit University, Prof Rani Sadasiva Murthy, Prof J Ramakrishna and Prof Sankaranarayana, ISRO scientist Murthy Remilla and Deputy Director of Archaeology Vijay Kumar. A Vibhishana Sharma, Project Officer of SV Higher Vedic Studies, is its convenor.
The panel researched various evidences to strongly establish Anjanadri as the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. Evidence from the Siva, Brahma, Brahmanda, Varaha, Matsya Puranas, Venkatachala Mahatyam, Varahamihira Brihatsamhita proving the point that Anjanadri hills located in Tirumala is the actual birth place of Anjaneya with relevance to the dates of that aeon.
The TTD said, “The committee met several times and researched on various evidences to strongly establish the fact that Anjanadri is the birthplace of Lord Anjaneya.”