Hanuman Jayanthi
In Tamil Nadu, it is celebrated around Amavasai (new moon) in the Tamil month of Margazhi.
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Significance
The day Hanuman was born, as celebrated in Tamil Nadu. Other states celebrate it on a different day.
How it is celebrated
- Offering a Vadai Malai (garland of vadai) and a butter covering (Vennai Kaappu)
- Offering garlands of tulsi and betel leaves
- Chanting the name of Rama
Famous places
Special at the Anjaneyar temples of Namakkal and Suchindram.
Customs can differ from place to place and from family to family.