🪔 The Birth of Lord Hanuman 🪔 Every deity has only one birth date, but for Lord Hanuman, two dates are celebrated ! 🌟 The first is Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi 🌟 The second is Chaitra Shukla Purnima 🔱 Avatar of Rudra While the first date is the “ Birthday ”, the second marks the festival of “Vijayabhinnandan” ! According to Utsavsindhu , on Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi, Tuesday, during Swati Nakshatra and Mesha Lagna , Lord Shiva himself appeared in the form of Hanuman in Anjani Mata’s womb ! 👶 Birth of Hanuman According to Hanumadupasana Kalpadrum , on Chaitra Shukla Purnima, Tuesday, Hanuman was born adorned with a Munja waistband, Kaupin, and sacred thread (Yajnopavita) . It is also written that Kaikeyi offered holy rice pudding via a divine eagle , which caused Hanuman to be born from Anjani Mata’s womb. 🌞 Sun as a Fruit In Valmiki Ramayana (Kishkindha Kanda 66 & Uttara Kanda 35), it is mentioned that Hanuman, born from Anjani, leapt into the sky thinking the Sun was...