Panki Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple

The Panki Panchmukhi Hanuman Mandir is an ancient temple located in outskirts of the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. Although no authentic evidence regarding the history of the temple is available, yet as per the legendary, temple is about four hundred years old. The temple had been founded by Mahant Sri Sri 1008 Purushottam Dasji Maharaj. It is believed that Hanuman temple of Panki was established before the establishment of Kanpur city. It is said that Mahantji was returning from Chitrakoot once. Then on the place where there is a Panki temple, there was a rock seen on which Bajrang Bali could be seen. Simply, he then decided to build a temple at the place. The place is now known as Panki temple.