Hanumanश्री हनुमान

About Hanuman

In the Ramayana he leaps across the ocean to Lanka, finds Sita in the Ashoka grove, burns the city and carries the Sanjivani mountain to revive Lakshmana. The Sundar Kand, which tells this part of the story, is recited in homes and temples every Tuesday and Saturday.

He is a chiranjeevi, one of the immortals, and is believed to be present wherever the Ramayana is told. The Hanuman Chalisa of Tulsidas is the most widely chanted Hindu prayer of all.

Hanuman mantra

Prayers to Hanuman 8

Chalisas, aartis, stotras and mantras for Hanuman, each with the full text, transliteration and meaning.

Chalisa · 7–10 min Hanuman Chalisa हनुमान चालीसा A 40-verse devotional hymn to Lord Hanuman composed by Goswami Tulsidas. Universally chanted for strength, courage, and protection. Read with meaning → Aarti · 3 min Jai Hanuman आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की Hanuman Aarti — companion piece to the Chalisa, sung at close of worship. Read with meaning → Aarti · 4 min Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki आरती कीजै हनुमान लला की The aarti of Hanuman sung on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Hanuman Jayanti, retelling his great deeds — the leap to Lanka, the Sanjivani and the defeat of Ahiravana. Read with meaning → Stotra · 8 min Bajrang Baan बजरंग बाण The full Bajrang Baan — "the arrow of Bajrang" — a fervent prayer calling on Hanuman to rush like an arrow and destroy the devotee's troubles, enemies and fears. Opening and closing dohas with 57 chaupais, in Devanagari with transliteration and meanings in Hindi and English. Read with meaning → Mantra · 6 min Hanuman Mantras हनुमान मन्त्र Eight mantras of Hanuman for strength, courage and protection — Om Ham Hanumate Namah, Manojavam, Atulita Baladhamam, Buddhir Balam and more — with meaning in Hindi and English. Read with meaning → Mantra · 5 min Mantras for Protection रक्षा मन्त्र Traditional mantras for protection and courage — the Narasimha mantra, Om Ham Hanumate Namah, Manojavam, Sharanagata Dinarta, Sarvabadha Vinirmukto and the Mahamrityunjaya — with meaning. Read with meaning → Stotra · 5 min Sankat Mochan Hanumanashtak संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक The eight verses of the Sankat Mochan Hanumanashtak, each recalling a time Hanuman removed a crisis — from swallowing the sun to saving Lakshmana with the Sanjivani — and ending with the refrain "who in the world does not know your name, Sankat Mochan?" With Devanagari, transliteration, and meanings in Hindi and English. Read with meaning → Stotra · about 90 min Sundar Kand सुन्दरकाण्ड The complete Sundar Kand, the fifth book of Goswami Tulsidas's Shri Ramcharitmanas — Hanuman's leap across the ocean, his meeting with Sita in the Ashoka grove, the burning of Lanka, Vibhishana's refuge with Rama and the Ocean's surrender — with the full text in Devanagari, transliteration, and meanings in Hindi and English for every doha. Read with meaning →

Festivals of Hanuman

• हHanuman Jayantiहनुमान जयन्तीPurnima of Chaitra

Temples of Hanuman

Hanuman Garhi हनुमानगढ़ी

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh · Hanuman

Hanuman is said to live here guarding Ayodhya. 76 steps up a hill. Hanuman shown with Mother Anjani. Visit before any Ram darshan tradition. Especially crowded on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

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Sankat Mochan Hanuman संकट मोचन हनुमान मंदिर

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh · Hanuman

Tulsidas established this temple. Hanuman as the "Reliever of Troubles". Mahavir Mandir with 108 trained langurs. Hosts classical music festival annually. 2006 blast site — resiliently rebuilt.

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Mahavir Mandir Patna महावीर मंदिर पटना

Patna, Bihar · Hanuman

Second-highest earning North Indian temple after Vaishno Devi. Twin Hanuman idols (Ram-Lakshman side). Famous Naivedyam Laddu prasad. Funds charitable hospitals.

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Mehandipur Balaji Temple मेहंदीपुर बालाजी मंदिर

Dausa, Rajasthan · Hanuman

Famous for exorcism and relief from "spiritual afflictions" (bhoot pret badha). Draws thousands seeking relief. Three deities: Balaji (Hanuman), Pretraj Sarkar, Kotwal Kaptan Bhairav. Strict rules for visitors.

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Jakhu Temple जाखू मंदिर

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Hanuman

An old Hanuman temple on Jakhu Hill, the highest point of Shimla, linked by legend to Hanuman's search for the Sanjeevani herb and known for its 108-foot Hanuman statue.

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