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History references

The Multan account and Panipat’s chaliya observance

Amar Ujala · 10 September 2026

Hanuman Swaroop tradition becomes Panipat’s unique identity

The Tribune · 14 September 2026

A pre-Independence tradition of becoming Hanuman Swaroop

Amar Ujala · 2 April 2026

Sights, Smells and Sounds of Panipat

India of the Past · Juginder Luthra · Personal recollection

Image credits

The Samiti photographs and Hindi logo were supplied by Mahaveer Sewa Samiti. The featured portrait and transparent layout cutout are edited from the supplied photographs; archival photographs retain their original appearance. Dates and personal identities have not been inferred from photographs.

Hanuman carrying the herb-bearing mountain

Ravi Varma Press, c. 1910s · Public-domain artwork

Ramapanchayan (Ram Darbar)

Raja Ravi Varma / Ravi Varma Press · Public-domain artwork

Multan old city near Lohari Gate

Bhutta1984 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Hanuman temple on Anjanadri

iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

The Fort, Moultan

William Henry Baker, 1860s · Public domain in India

CC BY-SA 3.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Reference images are resized reproductions for illustration. They are not presented as photographs of Mahaveer Sewa Samiti events. The original image licences remain applicable to these reproductions.

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