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Hanuman Jayanti 2024: Date, history, significance, puja timings and wishes

Hanuman Jayanti 2024: This Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman. Here is the date, history and significance of Hanuman Jayanti.

April 23, 2024 / 14:13 IST
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Hanuman Jayanti 2024: This Hindu festival celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman

Hanuman Jayanti 2024: Hanuman Jayanti is the Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman. The monkey god who was a devoted follower of Lord Ram, Hanuman is worshipped as a symbol of strength and selflessness. On Hanuman Jayanti, devotees pray to Lord Hanuman, observe fasts and recite the Hanuman Chalisa as they ask for inner peace, prosperity and strength. Hanuman Jayanti usually falls in the month of March or April.

Hanuman Jayanti 2024 date

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Hanuman Jayanti falls on the full moon day (Purnima) of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra. This day usually falls in April or March as per the Gregorian calendar. This year, Hanuman Jayanti will be observed on April 23. The Purnima Tithi will start at 03:25 on April 23 and end at 05:18 on April 24.

However, the day of Hanuman Jayanti varies according to regions. The date of Hanuman Jayanti may be different in different states – in Karnataka, for example, it is observed on Shukla Paksha Trayodashi.