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Jaipur is full of Hanuman temples. The stand alone Hanuman temples are a feature of North India.The first time I came across a large stand alone Hanuman temple was on my trip to Mumbai way back in 1983. The Hanuman temples at Jaipur have different names - Dhakshina Mukhi Hanuman, Paschima Mukhi Hanuman, Sidheswar Hanuman.... The various names seem to have been derived from whom Hanuman had collaborated with different points of time. At Chitrakoot , one of the revered spots for pilgrims is on a hill top called Hanumandhara where locals believe that Sita once served lunch to Hanuman. The most astounding name of Hanuman temple is Petrol pumpwala Veer Hanuman. I came across this temple out of curiosity when I found a lot of devout looking people in appropriate dresses milling around a petrol bunk. I also noticed a lot of vendors selling sweets which were generally offered to dieties in temples here. The small Hanuman mandir is within the petrol bunk adjoining the Cafe coffee day shop and b...