Anjan Dham

Getting there

• By air

  Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) in Ranchi, the state capital, is a domestic airport.

• By train

  Pokla is the only Indian Railways station in Gumla district.

• By road

  Anjan is about 18 km from Gumla town, which is connected to Ranchi and Simdega by NH-43.

On the way

• From Ranchi, the district page gives the road as via Gumla or Lohardaga, then Toto.
• Anjani Gufa, the cave, is 4 km from the village and sits up a hill.

Why devotees come here

Anjan Dham is linked to Anjan, a small village about 18 km from Gumla town. Gumla district lies in the southwest of Jharkhand state. The village name comes from Devi Anjani, mother of Hanuman, and local belief holds that it is his birthplace.

The district tourism page says mother Anjani, Hanuman's mother, used to live in a cave on a hill about 4 km from the village. The cave is called Anjani Gufa. Near it is an idol of Anjani with Hanuman in her lap.

Anjan lies in Gumla district, in the southwest of Jharkhand state. Local belief holds that Anjan is the birthplace of Hanuman. The village is small and lies about 18 km from Gumla town. The district page says it is reached via Toto, a census town in Gumla block.

Many archaeological objects obtained from the village have been placed at Patna Museum. Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand, Gumla town is its headquarters, and the town is connected to Ranchi and Simdega by NH-43.

Tips for your visit

• The idol of Anjani with Hanuman in her lap stands near the cave, which is about 4 km from the village, up a hill.
• The district page names Toto as the place on the way to Anjan, after Gumla or Lohardaga on the road from Ranchi.

Questions people ask