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Lord Ganesha, in this Panchamukhi form of His, is worshipped to win over the EGO. The dominance of the negative, false EGO, that corrupts the mind, is depicted by the lion. His vahana here is different from the usual Mooshika Vahana. This temple has an idol of Lord Ganesha with five heads, hence the name Panchamukhi Ganesha. Panchamukhi Ganesha temple Īt the foot of the hill is the Panchamukhi Ganesha temple. The original panchaloha idol is now seen enshrined separately in the hall preceding the main hall - having the sanctum sanctorum. The granite idol seen and worshipped now is of much later origin. In the past, the sanctum sanctorum had a panchaloha (made of five metals) idol. This is identical to Swamimalai (Swamimalai is one of the six pilgrimage centers or Aru Padai Kshetram dedicated to Lord Subramanya and it is at Swamimalai that the Lord Kumaraswamy became the Guru to His own father, the Lord Shiva himself), in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Gopuram at the entrance precedes a huge hall and the sanctum sanctorum has a sculpted idol in the Lord's image of his role as a Guru to Lord Shiva himself. Also have been consecrated the Navagrahas, in a separate shrine, within the same hall, adjoining the sanctum sanctorum. Adjoining Lord Kumaraswamy are a sacred Shiva Linga, Lord Ganesha in a seated posture and Goddess Parvathi. Special prayers are performed during "Subbaraaya (Subramannya) Shasti".

This temple to Lord Kumaraswaamy is located on the top of a hill, with stairs going all the way up, known as Mount Joy. This Temple is located atop Ramanjaneya Gudda (Ramanjaneya Hill) adjacent to the Kengal Hanumanthaiah Kalaa Soudha and the Hanumanthanagar Park. Temples in Hanumanthanagar Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple