Hanuman Tok

{{short description|Hindu temple in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox Mandir | name = Hanuman Tok | image = File:Hanuman Tok Temple Complex in Gangtok District, East Sikkim 05.jpg | alt = View of Gangtok from Hanuman Tok | caption = View of Gangtok from Hanuman Tok | map_type = India Sikkim | map_caption = Location in Sikkim| | coordinates = {{coord|27|20|52|N|88|37|43|E|display=inline, title}} | other_names = | country = India | state = Sikkim | district = Gangtok | location = About 11 km far from Gangtok | elevation_m = 2194.56 | deity = Hanuman | festivals= | architecture = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity= | inscriptions = | year_completed = 1952 | creator = | website = }}

'''Hanuman Tok''' is a Hindu temple complex which is located in the upper reaches of Gangtok, the capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. The temple is dedicated to lord Hanuman, and maintained by the Indian army. In 1950, a bureaucrat, Appaji Pant, built the temple over the stone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Tourist Attractions in Gangtok - Visit Hanuman Tok {{!}} Sterling Holidays |url=https://www.sterlingholidays.com/destination/gangtok/hanuman-tok |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=www.sterlingholidays.com}}</ref> Later the Indian Army acquired the land around Hanuman Tok and inherited the temple along with it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/sikkims-serene-monasteries-and-stunning-vistas/articleshow/8165432.cms|first=Kalyani|last=Shankar|title=Sikkim's serene monasteries and stunning vistas|work=The Economic Times|date=5 May 2011|access-date=23 July 2020}} {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cz1uAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Hanuman+Tok%22+1952|first=Alok K.|last=Shrivastava|title=Surajkund, the Sikkim Story|publisher=Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim|year=2002|page=31|isbn=9788188287017}}</ref>

==Legends== According to the local legends, when Hanuman was flying to Dunagiri (mountain) which had the life saving herb Sanjeevani to save Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana, he rested in the spot for some time where his temple now lies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hanuman Tok, Gangtok - Info, Timings, Photos, History |url=https://www.templepurohit.com/hindu-temple/hanuman-tok-gangtok/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination {{!}} Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad |language=en-US}}</ref>

<gallery> File:Hanuman Tok temple in Sikkim 16.jpg|Entrance of Hanuman Tok File:Hanuman Tok Temple Complex in Gangtok District, East Sikkim 10.jpg|Building of Hanuman Tok File:... Kanchenjunga range viewed from Hanuman temple (51939719309).jpg|Kangchenjunga as seen from Hanuman Tok File:Hanuman Tok temple in Sikkim 18.jpg|History of Hanuman Tok </gallery>

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Category:Hanuman temples Category:1952 establishments in Sikkim Category:Gangtok Category:Hindu temples in Sikkim Category:20th-century Hindu temples Category:Tourist attractions in Sikkim Category:20th-century architecture in India