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Hanuman Jayanti
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Hanuman Jayanti, which marks the birthday of Lord Hanuman, is celebrated during
the month of Chaitra. Since early morning, devotees started thronging the
temples to offer prayers to Lord Hanuman. They applied sindoor on the idols of
Hanuman as this is considered to bring good luck. According to legend, once Sita
was applying sindoor on her head, when Hanuman asked her the reason for doing
so. She replied it was for the long life for her husband, Lord Rama. Hanuman, an
ardent disciple of Rama, then smeared his entire body with sindoor, to ensure
Rama's immortality.
As a hungry infant, he leaped to the heavens to swallow a "golden fruit"
that was in fact the sun. Later, his unquestioning devotion made him messenger,
servant and protector to Lord Ram
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