Hanuma Jayanti is given here on the full moon of Chaitra. Karnataka claims Hanuman as its own: Anjanadri, a hill at Anegundi across the river from Hampi, is held to be where Anjana gave birth to him. Many in the state also keep his day in the month of Margashira, as Hanuma Vrata, and both dates draw pilgrims up the five hundred and seventy-five steps.
The story
Hanuman is the chief of gods for the Madhva tradition of Karnataka, which sees him reborn as Bhima and then as the philosopher Madhvacharya of Udupi.
The sixteenth-century saint Vyasaraja is said to have installed seven hundred and thirty-two images of Hanuman across the south; the Yantrodharaka Hanuman at Hampi, seated in a mystic diagram, is his.
ಹನುಮನ ಮತವೇ ಹರಿಯ ಮತವು, ಹರಿಯ ಮತವೇ ಹನುಮನ ಮತವು
Hanuman's way is Hari's way; Hari's way is Hanuman's way
Purandara Dasa
How it is kept
- VadamalaA garland of vade is offered, with betel leaves and butter.
- Pavamana homaA fire offering to the son of the wind.
- Sundara KandaRead through the day.
- The climbPilgrims in saffron climb Anjanadri.
Why this date
This calendar gives Hanuma Jayanti on Chaitra Purnima, on the day the full-moon tithi is present at sunrise. Many in Karnataka observe Hanuma Vrata on Margashira Shukla Trayodashi instead.
Hanuma Jayanti in other years
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday | |
| 2027 | Tuesday | |
| 2028 | Sunday | |
| 2029 | Saturday | |
| 2030 | Thursday | |
| 2031 | Monday |
More Kannada festivals
15 AprilSri Rama Navamiಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮ ನವಮಿ
7 AprilYugadiಯುಗಾದಿ
8 MayAkshaya Tritiyaಅಕ್ಷಯ ತೃತೀಯ
14 JulyPrathama Ekadashiಪ್ರಥಮ ಏಕಾದಶಿ
22 MarchHoliಹೋಳಿ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ
18 JulyGuru Purnimaಗುರು ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮೆ
Where to see Hanuma Jayanti
In Karnataka
- Anjanadri, AnegundiKarnatakaThe hill of his birth, with a wide view over the boulders of Hampi.
- Yantrodharaka Hanuman, HampiKarnatakaVyasaraja's Hanuman, on the river below the Kodandarama temple.
- Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple, BengaluruKarnatakaA hilltop temple in Jayanagar with a twelve-day festival.
Across India
- Hanuman Garhi, AyodhyaUttar PradeshThe fortress temple of Rama's city.
- NamakkalTamil NaduAn eighteen-foot Hanuman under the open sky.
- TirumalaAndhra PradeshAnother Anjanadri, with a claim of its own.