Khole Ke Hanuman Ji Temple, Jaipur

Khole Ke Hanuman Ji Temple is dedicated to Hanuman and stands about 9 km from the district headquarters of Jaipur, on Lakshman Dungri, a hill of the Aravalli range. The setting is green, and besides devotees, tourists from India and abroad come for the scenery. In the 1960s Pandit Radhe Lal Choubey found a huge image of Hanuman here and began to worship it, founding the Narwar Ashram Seva Samiti in 1961 to develop the site. The name recalls the days when the spot was empty and rainwater poured through it from the hills.

The present three-storey building is new but built like an old fort, with a large open square in front and the marble tomb of Pandit Choubey beside the door. Inside are separate temples to Rama, Krishna, Ganesha, Gayatri and Valmiki, and paintings cover the walls and glass. A 436 m ropeway, opened in 2023, links the Annapurna Mata and Vaishno Mata temples on the hill, and a fair is held at Govardhan Puja.