Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Jayanti honours Hanuman's birth on different days in different regions. This article sets out the dates, the Valmiki story and what is custom.

The Tuesday fast for Hanuman, kept with red offerings and the Hanuman Chalisa, carries a katha of quiet devotion outlasting neglect and ending in grace.

Tradition says Goswami Tulsidas composed the Hanuman Chalisa in forty days of confinement at Delhi, refusing to show miracles and trusting Lord Rama alone.