Panki Hanuman Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport to Panki.

• By train

  Panki railway station lies on the Kanpur-Delhi line.

• By road

  Panki is about 12 km from Kanpur Central station on NH 2, the road to Delhi.

Why devotees come here

Panki Hanuman Temple stands in Panki, a suburb of metropolitan Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Hanuman is worshipped here, and Budhwa Mangal, the Tuesday devoted to Hanuman, brings thousands of devotees to the temple.

Panki has a temple of Hanuman, and it is the famous Panki temple of the city. Budhwa Mangal is the Tuesday devoted to Hanuman, and Kanpur celebrates it with great enthusiasm. On that day thousands of devotees throng the temple.

Panki is a suburb of metropolitan Kanpur, on NH 2, the highway to Delhi. It is also the starting point of the Kanpur over-bridge, one of the largest over-bridges in India. Panki has a bus station, and UPSRTC buses run routes from Sachendi to different localities. The temple lies about 12 km from Kanpur Central station, on the road to Delhi. Panki railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi line, and Kanpur Airport is the nearest airport.

One report describes the main attraction at the temple as a 51 kg laddoo bhog offered to Hanuman. Long queues were seen at the temple on Budhwa Mangal, and crowds gather in large numbers on that Tuesday.

Festivals

• A TuesdayBudhwa Mangal

  The Tuesday devoted to Hanuman, celebrated in Kanpur with lots of enthusiasm. Thousands of devotees throng the temple that day, and long queues form. The main attraction that day is a 51 kg laddoo bhog offered to Hanuman.

Tips for your visit

• On Budhwa Mangal, get down at Panki station, from where devotees can easily reach the temple.
• Devotees at Hanuman temples in Kanpur offer sindoor soaked in jasmine oil and flowers on Budhwa Mangal.

Questions people ask