Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and seers of various religious institutions in Maharashtra’s Nashikhave been opposing the BJP and lakhs of devotees in Karnataka.
A month ago, on 31 May 2022, a dharam sansad was held in Nashik to discuss the controversy surrounding of the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. The religious congregation saw Mahant Sudhirdas of Lord Kalaram temple in Nashik clashing with Govindananda Saraswati from Karnataka while debating birthplace of Hanuman.
The seers and pontiffs of Maharashtra have claimed the actual birthplace of Hanuman to be the Anjaneri Hills between Nashik-Trimbakeshwar. The delegation from Maharashtra which included Kailas Swami Mutt’s Swami Samvidanand Saraswati, Shauche Guruji, and priest Satish Shukla also asserted that their arguments were based on oral traditions and tales the natives have heard from generations.
Based on findings by a committee which included Vedic scholars, astrologers, priests, and former ISRO scientists, the TTD too has claimed Anjanadri Hill located at Sheshachalam range of Tirumala to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. According to the board, AP’s Anjanadri is also the place where Lord Hanuman’s mother undertook penance.