# Hanuman Tok

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{{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](/source/Sikkim)|
| coordinates        =  {{coord|27|20|52|N|88|37|43|E|display=inline, title}}
| other_names        = 
| country            = [India](/source/India)
| state              = [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim)
| district           = [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok_district)
| location           = About 11 km far from [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok)
| elevation_m        = 2194.56
| deity      = [Hanuman](/source/Hanuman)
| festivals= 
| architecture       = 
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| inscriptions       = 
| year_completed         = 1952
| creator            = 
| website            = 
}}

'''Hanuman Tok''' is a [Hindu temple](/source/Hindu_temple) complex which is located in the upper reaches of [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok), the capital of the [Indian state](/source/Indian_state) of [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim). The temple is dedicated to lord [Hanuman](/source/Hanuman), and maintained by the [Indian army](/source/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](/source/Hanuman) was flying to [Dunagiri (mountain)](/source/Dunagiri_(mountain)) which had the life saving herb [Sanjeevani](/source/Sanjeevani_(plant)) to save [Lord Rama](/source/Lord_Rama)'s brother [Lakshmana](/source/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](/source/Kangchenjunga) as seen from Hanuman Tok
File:Hanuman Tok temple in Sikkim 18.jpg|History of Hanuman Tok
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Ramayana}}
{{HinduMythology}}
{{Hindu temples in Sikkim}}

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

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