Hanuman Jayanti
hanuman jayanti sanskrit हनुमज्जयंती romanized hanumajjayantī hindu festival celebrating birth hindu deity one protagonist ramayana many version hanuman celebration hanuman jayanti varies time tradition state india northern state india festival observed fullmoon day hindu month chaitra chaitra purnima telugu state anjaneya jayanthi celebrate every bahula shukla paksha dashami vaishakha month according telugu calendar karnataka hanuman jayanti observed shukla paksha trayodashi margashirsha month vaishakha state like kerala tamil nadu celebrated month dhanu called margali tamil hanuman jayanti observed pana sankranti eastern state odisha coincides odia new year hanuman regarded ardent devotee rama avatar vishnu widely known unflinching devotion revered symbol strength hanuman vanara born kesari anjana hanuman also known celestial son vayu windgod mother anjana apsara born earth due curse redeemed curse upon giving birth son venkatachala mahatyam skanda puranam explained anjana devi mother hanuman approached sage matanga seeking way blessed son advised penance venkatachalam several year penance blessed son place penance hanuman born become famous anjanadri varaha purana brahmanda purana clearly explained hanuman born leapt sky assuming rising sun fruit satiate hunger place made jump venkatagiri lord brahma lord indra attacked weapon fell anjana devi started cry son pacify god descended venkatachalam bestowed several boon hanuman said place would called anjanadri hill thats seven hill thirumala one hill got anjanadri valmiki ramayana state father kesari son brihaspati king region named sumeru located near kingdom kishkindha near hampi presentday vijayanagara district karnataka anjana said performed intense prayer lasting twelve year shiva bear child pleased devotion shiva granted son sought eknaths bhavartha ramayana state anjana worshiping rudra king dasharatha ayodhya also performing ritual putrakameshti guidance sage r̥śyaśr̥ṅga order child result received payasam indian pudding shared three wife leading birth rama lakshmana bharata shatrughna divine ordinance kite bird snatched fragment pudding dropped flying forest anjana engaged worship vayu delivered falling pudding outstretched hand anjana consumed hanuman born result hanuman worshipped deity ability gain victory evil provide protection festival devotee hanuman celebrate seek protection blessing join temple worship present religious offering return devotee receive prasadam people revere read hindu text like hanuman chalisa ramayana devotee visit temple apply vermillion forehead hanuman murti according legend hanuman found sita applying sinduram forehead enquired custom replied would ensure long life husband rama hanuman proceeded smear entire body vermillion thus ensuring rama immortality tamil nadu kerala hanuman jayanti celebrated new moon day margali dhanu month famous hanuman temple state like nanganallur namakkal suchindram thrikkaviyoor alathiyoor celebrate day pomp telangana andhra pradesh hanuman jayanti celebrated day beginning chaitra purnima concluding tenth day krishna paksha vaishaka maharashtra hanuman jayanti celebrated full moon day pūrnima hindu lunar month chaitra special feature hanuman jayanti according religious almanac panchāngs birthday hanuman fall fourteenth day chaturdashi dark fortnight month ashvin according others fall full moon day bright fortnight chaitra day hanuman temple spiritual discourse begin dawn since hanuman believed born sunrise time frame birth spiritual discourse halted offering food prasadam distributed everyone spiritual discourse organised hindu temple region day odisha pana sankranti april believed birthday hanuman devotee visit temple chant hanuman chalisa throughout day reading sundara kanda book ramayana day also said pious exercise day also mark beginning new year traditional odia solar calendar festival occurs solar odia calendar lunisolar hindu calendar followed odisha first day traditional solar month meṣa narasimha jayanti rama navami krishna janmashtami anjaneya temple nanganallur medium related hanuman jayanti wikimedia common