Meerut, India (CHAKRA) – Hanuman Jayanti greetings to everyone as it is the date of birth of Lord Shri Hanuman and is celebrated on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April) as per the traditional lunar Hindu calendar. Lord Hanuman is also known as Bajrang Bali and Anjaneya and is one of the most popular gods in Hinduism. He is a Chiranjeevi meaning the one blessed with immortality.
In Maharashtra, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day (p?rnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra. A special feature of Hanuman Jayanti is that according to some religious almanacs (panch?ngs) the birthday of Hanuman falls on the fourteenth day (chaturdashi) in the dark fortnight of the month of Ashvin while according to others it falls on the full moon day in the bright fortnight of Chaitra. On this day, in a Hanuman temple spiritual discourses are started at dawn. Hanuman was born at sunrise. At that time the spiritual discourse is stopped and the offering of food (Prasad) is distributed to everyone.
Spiritual discourses are organised in most of the Hindu temples on this day.
In the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated in the month of Margazhi( normally comes between December 16 to January 14). There it is believed that Hanuman or Anjaneya was born on Moola Nakshatra,on the new moon day (amavasya) in the month of Margazhi.
In Andhra, Hanuman Jayanthi is celebrated on tenth day of bahula paksham in the month of Vaishaka. It is good to parayan Hanuman Chalisa on this auspicious day.
What is Lord Hanuman’s relevance in today’s society?
In today’s society of convulsions, inertia, selfishness, moral and social, spiritual and ethical decay, Lord Hanuman has become the standard bearer and the embodiment of courage, self-control, power, selfless service, bravery, integrity and humility.
manoj says
jai shri ram jai2 shri bajrangbali
Thoth says
Om Hanumate Namah! Namaste Hanuman!
Harish Chandra says
Om Vayu Putra Namah – Om Anjani Putra Namah
Suresh Patil says
Jai Hanuman Sri Hanuman.
santosh says
happy hanuman jayanthi for all my friends
santosh says
HAPPY HANUMAN JAYANTHI FOR ALL MY FRIENDS
anji says
happy birthday hanuman, i will pray u plaese see the all indian poor people
Prince says
Jai hanuman jai bajrangbali
Prince says
Hey sri hanuman i will pray u for see the all indian people
sunil says
JAI SHREE HANUMAN BHAGWAN KI JAI HO JAI SHREE RAM
manav says
JAI SHRI RAM ,HANUMAN JI KE JANAMDIVAS PAR SABHI KO BADHAI,