Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Hanuman, the vanara whose strength never served himself. The Sundara Kanda — the only kanda of the Ramayana named for its hero rather than a place — is recited on this day.
Source: Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda
rāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye
I take refuge in the messenger of Rama — Hanuman remembered first as a servant, and only then as a force.
Honoured deity: Sri Hanuman, son of Vayu
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