By Acarya Dasa, Leader of All India Padayatra<\/p>\n
On May 2nd<\/sup> we were at Hospet, on the bank of the\u00a0Tungabhadra River, 12\u00a0km from\u00a0Hampi. Officially\u00a0named Hosapete, the town is located in\u00a0the Bellary\u00a0District of central\u00a0Karnataka.\u00a0We stayed there for 3 days and performed sankirtana<\/em> in different areas. Sarveswar Shyam Dasa, a disciple of HH Radhanath Swami Maharaja, made all arrangements for our accommodations.<\/p>\n BIRTH PLACE OF HANUMAN<\/strong><\/p>\n We also visited Hampi, as it is just 12 km from the city. Anjeyanadri Hill is an interesting destination to explore in Hampi. This hill is famous as the\u00a0birthplace\u00a0of Lord\u00a0Hanuman. It is located at a distance of about 5 km from the\u00a0historical site\u00a0of Hampi.<\/p>\n Anjeyanadri Hill is surrounded by lovely plantain and paddy\u00a0fields. The hill has 572 steps to reach the top and offers a lovely view of the valley and of the Tungabhadra River. The\u00a0Hanuman\u00a0Temple at the summit is one of the attractions of the Anjeyanadri Hill, a sacred pilgrimage center for Hindus. The temple is a white-washed structure with a pyramidal roof \u00a0\u00a0and a mall red dome at the top. A red flag flutters in the air and is easily visible from a far-off distance.<\/p>\n This simple temple has an image of\u00a0Hanuman\u00a0carved from a rock. There is a small shrine for Lord Rama and His wife Sita inside the temple. We took darsana of Lord Rama and Sita maiya and the best servant of Lord Ram, Hanuman. When we talk of dasyabhava, <\/em>the mood of servitorship to the Lord, <\/em>the name of Hanuman comes first. We all prayed to him to bless us so that we can serve our spiritual master and our Lordships with all our hearts.<\/p>\n MILITARY SOLDIERS DANCE IN ECSTASY<\/strong><\/p>\n As elections were going on, there were checkposts of military soldiers all over the city. They did not cause any hindrance to our padayatra, but in fact were very helpful. A group of soldiers accompanied us as we went to Anjeyanadri hill for darsana<\/em>. As we started kirtana<\/em>, all of them joined us and danced with all their hearts. Infact when we stopped, they said, \u201cPlease continue sankirtana<\/em> for some more time. The holy name has so much power!\u201d They all danced joyfully, forgetting their temporary designations. They had come to ask strength to Hanuman and by his grace they received the holy name.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n