Hanuman Jayanti

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The Birthday of Lord Hanuman
Later in the month, the full moon of Chaitra brings Hanuman Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Hanuman, the greatest devotee of Lord Rama and chief of the army which fought Lord Rama's war with Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.
There is an intersting legend associated with Hanuman's birth. Dasaratha, king of Ayodhya had three wives - Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. None of them had any children. Hence the king performed a homam to pray for progeny. As a reward , Agni, the God of fire, gave him three portions of payas, a sweet which his queens would consume and then conceive divine children.
When each o fthe queens received her share, Kaikeyi dropped hers by mistake and it was blown away by Vayu, the wind god.He dropped it into the willing hands of Anjani, a female monkey, who ate it. She gave birth to the powerful Hanuman or Anjaneya (Anjani's son), who lept to catch the shining sun in the sky. The sun,chased into the firmament by this divine power, gave Hanuman golden garments which could be seen only by Lord Rama and enable to recognise his greatest devotee.
Hanuman is a symbol of health, physical strength and steadfastness. Being one of the most loved deities of Indians he is worshipped in small temples in every village. The stories of his innocent and total faith in Lord Rama are sagas of devotion and loyalty.

The Birthday of Lord Hanuman

Later in the month, the full moon of Chaitra brings Hanuman Jayanti, the birthday of Lord Hanuman, the greatest devotee of Lord Rama and chief of the army which fought Lord Rama's war with Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.

There is an interesting legend associated with Hanuman's birth. Dasaratha, king of Ayodhya had three wives - Kausalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. None of them had any children. Hence the king performed a homam to pray for progeny. As a reward , Agni, the God of fire, gave him three portions of payas, a sweet which his queens would consume and then conceive divine children. When each o fthe queens received her share, Kaikeyi dropped hers by mistake and it was blown away by Vayu, the wind god.He dropped it into the willing hands of Anjani, a female monkey, who ate it. She gave birth to the powerful Hanuman or Anjaneya (Anjani's son), who lept to catch the shining sun in the sky. The sun,chased into the firmament by this divine power, gave Hanuman golden garments which could be seen only by Lord Rama and enable to recognise his greatest devotee.

Hanuman is a symbol of health, physical strength and steadfastness. Being one of the most loved deities of Indians he is worshipped in small temples in every village. The stories of his innocent and total faith in Lord Rama are sagas of devotion and loyalty.

 

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