Hanuman Jayanti Images For Students: Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on full moon day during Chaitra month. Hanuman, who is also known as Vanara God, was born on this day and Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Hanuman.
Devotees observe Hanuman Jayanti during different time of the year according to their regional beliefs and the type of calendar being followed. Hanuman Jayanti during Chaitra Purnima is the most popular one in North Indian states.
Worshiped by many who wish to gain courage and strength in their lives, Lord Hanuman is probably one of the most celebrated and revered figures in the Hindu Mythology. And although most of us know quite a bit about the deity’s life (thanks to all the TV shows), there are still many things that we don’t really know about our beloved Bajrangbali.
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Lord Hanuman
Lord Hanuman is probably one of the most celebrated and revered figures in the Hindu Mythology. He is considered to be the god of power and strength, who remained a celibate through his whole life.
Hanuman was an incarnation of Lord Shiva
Hanuman was an incarnation of Lord Shiva- Anjana, a beautiful Apsara in heavenly palace court of Lord Brahma was cursed by a sage that, the moment she experience the feelings for love she would become monkey faced. She was a keen devotee of Lord Mahadev (Shiva), after doing Tapasya, she wished him to be her son so that she would be freed from the curse of the sage.
The meaning of the name Hanuman
The meaning of the name Hanuman- In Sanskrit, Hanu means Jaw and man means disfigured so the meaning of the name Hanuman means disfigured jaw. Hanuman’s jaw as a kid was disfigured by Lord Indra against Anjaneya, who took sun as a riped mango. Lord Indra had used his Vajra (thunderbolt) which threw Anjaneya straight on the earth.
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