Bandh ki Ghati, Jaipur
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir, Jaipur
॥ श्री संकट मोचन हनुमान मन्दिर ॥
This is the mandir where I go for darshan in Jaipur: Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir at Bandh ki Ghati, on the Aravalli hills near Jal Mahal. It carries the same name, Sankat Mochan, that the Hanuman Ashtak repeats after every verse. The timings and history below are from the mandir's own website.
Darshan and aarti timings
Open every day. On festival days the timings and the crowd can be very different, so call before a special visit.
Source: the mandir's official website, checked on 19 October 2026.
Address and how to reach
Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir Seva Samiti, Bandh ki Ghati, Ramgarh Road, Delhi Bypass, Jaipur 302002, Rajasthan. Phone +91-9352910907, email [email protected].
The mandir is on the hill along the Jaipur to Delhi highway, a short drive past Jal Mahal. You can enter from the south gate, where the big Hanuman ji in dhyan mudra sits, or from the east gate, where there is parking. Open the location in Google Maps.
A little history
The first and most famous Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on the bank of the Assi river. It is linked with Goswami Tulsidas, who wrote the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak. Many Hanuman mandirs across India carry the same name, and the one at Bandh ki Ghati in Jaipur is one of them. It is not a branch of the Varanasi temple.
The mandir's website tells a simple story. In 1965 a poor cowherd, Shri Gangasahay Meena, lost his cow at a cattle fair. While searching for it, he found a murti of Hanuman ji hidden under leaves on this hill. He prayed there, and soon found his cow standing close by. He promised to make an offering here on every Gyaras, a few others joined him, and slowly the mandir grew.
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Mandir founded by Shri Gangasahay Meena |
| 1980 | An 11 member committee formed |
| 1995 | Shivalaya built; samiti registered (reg. no. 222/जय/95-915) |
| 2002 | Ram Darbar |
| 2009 | Ganesh mandir consecrated |
| 2012 | Sankat Mochan Maa Sherawali mandir, with stones brought from Vaishno Devi |
| 2015 | 41 foot Hanuman murti inaugurated on 18 July |
| 2018 | Chhoti Kashi mandir completed |
The 41 foot Hanuman ji
On one corner of the hill stands a 41 foot murti of Hanuman ji. The mandir says craftsmen from Kerala worked on it for about two years, and it was inaugurated on 18 July 2015. You can see it from the road as you come near.
Festivals at the mandir
| When | Festival |
|---|---|
| Second Saturday of January | Paush Bada Mahotsav |
| 16 April | Maa Vaishno Devi patotsav |
| 25 April | Sitaram ji patotsav |
| 19 May | Ganesh ji patotsav |
| 18 July | 41 ft Hanuman ji patotsav |
| Shravan | Kanwar Yatra |
| 15 September | Shri Krishna patotsav (Chhoti Kashi) |
| Chaitra and Ashwin | Navratri anushthan |
| Diwali and Holi | Annakut mahotsav, Holi milan |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Celebrated every year |
Bhog and chola
Devotees offer wheat churma, rot, gud-chana, boondi laddoo, paan beeda, tulsi mala and barfi. For the chola, the offering is sindoor with chameli oil, desi ghee, silver varak, flower garlands and incense. For special prasad or a chola booking, please speak to the pujari ji at the mandir.
What I read there
On a Tuesday or Saturday evening, standing in the line for darshan, many people quietly say the Hanuman Chalisa and the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak. If you are going for a longer sitting, the Sundarkand path or the Hanuman Bahuk are lovely to do in the satsang hall. Take the 1 page Chalisa PDF on your phone.
Questions people ask
Where is the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir in Jaipur?
It is at Bandh ki Ghati, on Ramgarh Road, Delhi Bypass, Jaipur 302002, on the Aravalli hills near Jal Mahal. You can enter from the south gate or the east gate. Parking is at the east gate.
What are the darshan and aarti timings?
As per the mandir's own website, darshan is from 4:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The morning aarti is at 5:00 AM and the evening aarti at 7:00 PM. Timings can change on festival days, so call the mandir before a special visit.
When was the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir, Bandh ki Ghati founded?
The mandir's website says it was founded in 1965 by Shri Gangasahay Meena. It tells the story that he found a murti of Hanuman ji hidden under leaves while searching for his lost cow, prayed there, and found his cow nearby.
How tall is the Hanuman murti at Bandh ki Ghati?
There is a 41 foot murti of Hanuman ji on a corner of the hill. The mandir says craftsmen from Kerala took about two years to make it, and it was inaugurated on 18 July 2015. Its patotsav is celebrated every year on 18 July.
What else is there in the mandir campus?
Along with Hanuman ji, the campus has a Shivalaya, a Ram Darbar, a Ganesh mandir, a Sankat Mochan Maa Sherawali mandir, the Chhoti Kashi mandir, a satsang hall and a garden. Shri Annapurneshwari Devi temple and Jal Mahal are nearby.
संकट मोचन हनुमान मंदिर जयपुर का फोन नंबर क्या है?
मंदिर की वेबसाइट पर दिया नंबर +91-9352910907 है और ईमेल [email protected] है. विशेष पूजा, भोग या चोला के लिए मंदिर के पुजारी जी से संपर्क करें.
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I am not connected to the mandir committee. I am a devotee who goes there for darshan. Everything on this page is from the mandir's own website as of 19 October 2026. For anything official, donations or bookings, please contact the mandir directly.
Saurabh Satyaram, Jaipur
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