Question 1

What is Pancha Mukha Hanuman?

Accepted Answer

Pancha Mukha Hanuman is the five-faced form of Lord Hanuman, manifesting as Hanuman, Narasimha, Garuda, Varaha, and Hayagriva — representing protection from all five directions.

Question 2

Where are the main Pancha Mukha Hanuman temples?

Accepted Answer

The prominent temples are at Mantralayam (Andhra Pradesh), Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu), Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), Sankat Mochan in Varanasi, and Hanuman Garhi in Ayodhya.

Question 3

Why is Hanuman worshipped with five faces?

Accepted Answer

The five-faced form was assumed by Hanuman to extinguish five lamps simultaneously in five directions to defeat Ahiravana in Patala and rescue Rama and Lakshmana.