What is your belief of Hanumanji’s birth date? What is the birth place of Hanumanji? Where are the main temples of Hanumanji?

In my opinion, Sri Hanumanji was not an ordinary mortal being; He was Parbrahma Himself. Parbrahma cannot be bound by anything since by name and in form He is ‘Shunya’ i.e. He can appear in any form whenever He wants to. He was neither born, nor did He die. He is far beyond the cycle of birth and death. He is free of disease and any sad emotions. He is so divine that a low human being like me cannot even talk about Him. All the Puranas have different dates and different Leela’s about His birth – which proves once again that we cannot definitely define Baba’s birth-date.

One of the beliefs is that He was born on Tuesday, the Purnima of Chaitra Sulka , during the auspicious time of sunrise. Sadashiv was born as the Kshtrej son of Mata Anjana and Kesri Kumar to help Sri Vishnu.

The following are the different dates from the different Puranas or scriptures:

• Vaikhanas scriptures – Sravan Nakshatra, Purnima of Sravan month

• Valmiki’s Ramayana – Swati Nakshatra in the month of Aswin

• Anand Ramayana and Vrehjyotish – Ekadasi of Chaitra Shukla, Magha Nakshatra, Saturday

• Skandh Purana – Chaitra Shukla Purnima, Tuesday

• Agust Samhita – Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi, Tuesday, Mesh Lagna

• Surya Samhita - Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi, Saturday, Swati Nakshatra

• Vayu Purana – Ashvin Krishna Chaturdashi, Swati Nakshatra, Mesh Lagna

• In the Vayu Purana, the shloka
“Aashwinasth seethe pakshe swatyam bhoume marutih
Mesh lagnenjnagarbhat swayam jato har shivah”
meaning that, Bhagwan Shiv appeared from the womb of Mata Anjana on the Chaturdashi day of Swati Nakshatra in the month of Aswin, Krishna paksh of Mesh Lagna.

In almost all of India, Sri Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on Chaitra Purnima or Kartika Chaturdashi. However, from the point of view of sentimental devotees, all auspicious days are good enough to celebrate the birth of their Aradhya or Isht Deva.

Sri Hanumanji was born in Hampi, Karnataka in the caves near Pampa Sarovar.It has also been suggested that He was born in the Ranchi district of Bihar in the caves found about four and a half kms from the village of Anjan. Even today there are idols of Mata Anjana and Hanumanji.

Some of the famous temples of Sri Hanumanji are:
Northern India:

• 1. “Sri Devi Sahay Hanuman Mandir” near Ferozpur Station
• 2. “Sri Hanuman Gadhi” in Ayodhya
• 3. “Sri Vyaas Hanumanji” in Raghuvir Nagar in Ayodhya
• 4. “Sri GyanMudra Hanumanji” in The Hanuman Baag in Avadh
• 5. “Sri Sankot Mochan Hanumanji” near Hindu University in Varanasi
• 6. “Sri Bal Swaroop Hanumanji” on Tulsi Ghat in Varanasi
• 7. “Sri Hanuman Mandir” on Hanuman Ghat in Varanasi
• 8. “Sri Bal Swaroop Hanumanji” near Hanuman Fatak in Varanasi
• 9. “Dhautpaap Teerth” about 15 kms from Nemisharanya
• 10. In the Fort of Prayag, there is a Mandir of Bhu-shayni (or reclined pose) Hanumanji
• 11. “Sri Hanuman Dhara Mandir” on the hills of Chitrakoot
• 12. “Sri Panki Ke Hanumanji” near Panki Vidyut Kendra in Kanpur
• 13. “Sri Hanumanji”at Aliganj in Lucknow
• 14. “Sri Hanumanji”at Aminabad in Lucknow
• 15. About 4.5 kms from the village of Anjan in Ranchi, Bihar
• 16. Sitamadhi in Muzafarpur district of Bihar
• 17. “Sri Jabreshwar Hanumanji” in Bada Bazaar of Calcutta
• 18. “Sri Panchmukhi Hanuman” at Rajkatra opposite the Howrah Bridge
• 19. “Sri Sankat Mochan Mandir” on Harison Road, Sri Hanuman Street
• 20. “Sri Hanuman Mandir” in Manipur
• 21. “Sri Hanumanji”at Chungajaan, Nagaland
• 22. “Fateh Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 23. “Vir Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 24. “Tapasavi Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 25. “Barabhai Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 26. “Bedi Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 27. “Udanta Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 28. “Sidhh Hanuman” at Indradumna Sarovar in Jaganath Puri
• 29. “Kana Pata Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 30. “Surang Hanuman” at Jaganath Puri
• 31. “Siruli Mahavir Mandir” at Jaganath Puri
• 32. “Sri Hanuman Mandir” at Kelkar Marg in Mumbai
• 33. “Sri Hanuman Mandir” at Pickett Road in Mumbai
• 34. “Sri Snkat Mochan Hanumanji” at Malad in Mumbai
• 35. “Sri Albele Hanumanji” in Matunga, Mumbai
• 36. “Dulay Maruti” in Pune
• 37. “Sonya Maruti” at Laxmi Marg in Pune
• 38. “Sri Jardeshwar Sring ke Maruti” on the Pune-Satara Marg
• 39. “Sri Maruti Mandir” of Devnath Math in Surji Anjan Village of Vidarbha
• 40. “Sri Maruti Mandir” in the village of Aste near Snagli, Vidarbha
• 41. “Sri Maal Maruti” in Belgav in Vidarbha district of Maharashtra
• 42. “Sri Maruti Mandir” in Morshi Taluka, Pulsa village in Vidarbha district
• 43. “Sri Maruti” near Pune at the village of Bhalad
• 44. “Sri Maruti” near Rahimat Pur at the Saap village
• 45. “Sri Maruti” on the Alandi Marg, in the village of Khed.