Monday, March 18, 2013






Muttampatti Sri Veera Anjaneya Swamy temple is famous temple in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu ,India. In this blog I have written my own experience about the travel to temple from Bangalore.

Myself and one of my friend started from Bangalore around 9.00 AM from Silk board junction on Hosur road.

First, we thought of going by “Bangalore Nagore Fast Passenger (UnReserved)/56514 train” which will start from Bangalore City around 7AM. But we couldn’t make it. So thought of going by road.

So, cached bus to Hosur at 9AM. It took around 1hr from Silk board junction to reach Hosur bus stand. Then took Dharmapuri bus from there. It took around 3hrs , we reached Dharmapuri at 1PM.

From Dharmapuri there is one bus which flew to Muttampatti. It started at 2:15PM and reached temple by 2:45PM. Bus road was very narrow from the moment it takes diversion from AH 43/NH7 road.

Temple is located in very pleasant atmosphere, all you can hear is temple’s bell and birds sounds. By the time we went, temple is almost free, that is because most of devotees will  visit the temple before lunch time and to catch the “Bangalore Nagore Fast Passenger (UnReserved)” train to come back (It will come to Muttampatti station around 3PM).

We finished pooja and waited for bus to come back to Dharmapuri. We got bus at 4:15PM and came to Dharmapuri at 5PM. Then got direct bus to Bangalore from there.



Legend:

By Bus: Bangalore – Dharmapuri (if you get direct bus, its ok. Otherwise go to Hosur and will get lot of buses to Dharmapuri). Don’t plan to go to Salem and comeback to Dharmapuri, you will waste almost 2-3hrs in travelling.



By Train: Best option, you can catch this train from Bangalore City around 7AM. It reaches “Muttampatti” station at 11 AM. And you can catch same train around 3PM. But note that during this time temple will be busy (waiting time for pooja will be around 1-2hrs).

Train Details:


            By Car: You can take NH 7 from Bangalore to Dharmapuri.
From Dharmapuri to Muttampatti : http://goo.gl/maps/3Ck1q


Bus Fares:

Going by Tamil Nadu buses will save you lot of money. You won’t believe we reached Dharmapuri with 62+75 (Couple - one way) from Silk board junction, Bangalore and while coming back 206 (Couple - direct bus).

From Dharmapuri to Muttampatti temple it’s Rs:10.

whereas from silk board to my home I spent 65+40 (two way) within city.

19 comments:

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  2. It is nice to read about Muttampatti Anjaneya.
    I hail from Dharmapuri and have been visiting this temple from 1966 when it became well known. It was not so well known before, outside the surrounding villages.
    When the Salem-Bangalore metre gauge railway line was being laid, the contractor executing the job encountered difficulties in laying the rail at some spot. No matter how many times he prepared the bed and fixed the rails, they would be found loose the next day. He could not understand, and searched around for some clue. On the side of a hill, clearing some bushes, he found this image of Anjaneya sculpted on the rock itself! It was almost fully covered by bushes and growth of vegetation, with only monkeys playing around. There was a small stream running below, mostly fed by rain water running off from the hills. The contractor cleared the bushes and prayed to Anjaneya to protect the rails and vowed that he would make proper arrangements for its worship. And Lord Anjaneya did protect - the rails stood firm and the line was completed and train services started on this line in January 1969. The contractor fulfilled his promise, had some constrictions made, with a sort of partial gopuram and a platform in front. Since the Anjaneya image was sculpted on the rock itself. he could not make a proper temple. This was completed in January 1966 and every year on the Amavasya day in January ( Tamil month of Thai ie Makara masa in Hemant ritu) the contractor started celebrating a festival of Anjaneya there at his own expense. After railway services started in January 1966, trains used to stop right in front of this shrine ( though unscheduled) while the station was a k.m. away. And every engine driver used to blow the whistle in front of this shrine as a mark of respect, while driving past. And on the festival day in January, hundreds of people used to travel from Dharmapuri to Muttampatti by train- no one ever asked for a ticket!
    Those days, there was no motorable road. There was only a bullock cart track from Pagalpatti ( also called Pagalahalli) on the Dharmapuri-Salem bus route, ( Ten miles from Dharmapuri) going via Muttampatti to some interior villages.There was no shop or any dwelling near the shrine.We used to travel from Dharmapuri by bus, get down at Pagalpatti ( which incidentally was the ancestral village of my grandfather) then walk the 2 or 2.5 miles to Muttampatti, carrying all the Puja articles and our own
    food. It used to be hot most of the days but the walk was pleasant through the valley, with the hills on both sides and many types of birds singing. There was no priest or pujari or any intermediary. The Lord was alone with us. We used to perform Abishekam. do alankaaram and archana and offer prayers to our hearts content- singing and dancing as we wished, as long as we liked. Then we had our food, sharing it with any villagers who happened to pass by, and with the monkeys who would enforce their claims on us! It was such a pleasant and memorable experience.
    Today is Hanumat Jayanti and I am happy to share the memories with devotees of Lord Anjaneya!
    Jai hanuman gyan gun sagar, jai kapisa tihu lok ujagar
    Jai Jai Jai hanuman Gosai!

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  3. Please correct two mistakes:
    1. read CONSTRUCTIONS instead of 'constrictions'.
    2. Bangalore-Salem metre gauge train service started in January 1969 ( not 1966)
    sorry for the inconvenience.

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  4. Please tell me pooja time and temple open all the days in a week?

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  5. All the days in a week temple will be open but saturday and sunday main pujari will come and other days one aged person doing pooja

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  6. I heard, that visiting this temple for every 3 Amavasya, will full fill all your wishes.
    Also I will be visiting Muttampatti Sri Veeraanjaneyaswamy Temple on 13 Sep 2015.

    Later, will share blogs including pictures of the same, so you and your family will be blessed from Sri Veeraanjaneyaswamy.

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  7. Simplest way is take karaikkal passenger.... train stops near Temple....

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  8. Till what time it is open in the evenings?

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  9. Hi is temple open Monday we planing now pls suggest .

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  10. Hello all
    Veerajaneyar Temple will open all seven days in a week but saturdays its very crowded

    Please visit its a nice place one day trip with family
    Train starts from bangalore Citi at 7 am karaikal passenger it will reach to muttham patti around 11 am

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  11. How can I reach temple from dharmapuri by bus.

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  12. Muthampatti hanuman temple contact number

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