A religious meet convened on Tuesday in Nashik to lay to rest a controversy on the birthplace of monkey-god Hanuman had to be deferred due to altercations between participating sadhus, with police having to intervene to restore peace and order.

The 'dharmasabha' was called after spiritual leader Kishkindha Mathadhipati Swami Govindanand Saraswati recently claimed Kishkindha (believed to be in latter day Hampi area in Karnataka) was the birthplace of Hanuman and not Anjneri in Nashik as is widely believed.