Hanuman Jayanti in Bengaluru

Date and timing in this city

For Bengaluru, the observance of Hanuman Jayanti is tied to Chaitra Purnima — the full moon of the Chaitra month — and the date is computed for Bengaluru's own sunrise, not for a national average. The brief gives two upcoming dates on this basis:

• 2026: Wednesday 1 April 2026
• 2027: Tuesday 20 April 2027

Bengaluru runs on Asia/Kolkata time, so the clock reference is shared with the rest of India, but the tithi is still reckoned from the local sunrise. That is why a reader in Bengaluru should treat the date above as the one that applies to them, rather than a date seen on a page written for another city. Hanuman Jayanti marks the birth of Hanuman, and the observance is pan-India in scope; the deity honoured is Hanuman.

Why the date can differ from India

A single "India date" is a convenience, not a rule. Tithis are not fixed clock intervals — they are measured by the changing angular distance between the sun and the moon — so a tithi can begin or end at different moments depending on where the sunrise is taken. Two cities can therefore observe the same festival on adjacent civil days.

Bengaluru's position in the south and its own sunrise moment are what fix the dates listed above. When a page says "Hanuman Jayanti in India" without naming a city, it has usually picked one reference point. For Bengaluru, use the Bengaluru reckoning.

It is also worth noting that traditions differ on how the day is counted. Some communities follow the amanta convention, others the purnimanta; North and South Indian practice, and Smarta and Vaishnava households, do not always align. This article does not choose one for you — where your family or sampradaya has its own custom, that custom governs.

Where and how the community celebrates

In Bengaluru, as across India, Hanuman Jayanti is observed as the birth of Hanuman. Observance is generally devotional rather than a single organised event: recitation of Hanuman Chalisa and Sundarakanda, readings from the Ramayana, and temple visits through the day are common. Because the brief names no venues, temples or organisers in the city, no specific place is listed here; readers will know their own neighbourhood temple and its timings.

Practical tips

• Note the date for your own city. For Bengaluru, that is Wednesday 1 April 2026 and Tuesday 20 April 2027.
• Confirm local temple timings directly, as they vary by shrine and by year.
• If you follow a family or sampradaya custom for the tithi, keep to it.
• For anything tied to your personal chart — vrata rules, muhurta, or which day suits you — consult a qualified jyotishi.