Hanuman Jayanti in Dharmasthala

Date and timing in this city

In Dharmasthala (धर्मस्थल), India, Hanuman Jayanti falls on Wednesday 1 April 2026. The following year it falls on Tuesday 20 April 2027. Dharmasthala observes Indian Standard Time, Asia/Kolkata.

The observance is tied to Chaitra Purnima, the full moon of the Chaitra month, and marks the birth of Hanuman. Because the tithi is reckoned from the moon's movement rather than from a fixed clock hour, the day is determined by the tithi prevailing at sunrise at the location itself — here, Dharmasthala's own sunrise. That is why the date published for Dharmasthala is computed for this city and not simply copied from a national listing.

Why the date can differ from India

A single "India date" for Hanuman Jayanti is a convenience, not a rule. The tithi can begin and end at different clock times across the country, and different regions begin the lunar month on different days. Where a tithi is current at one city's sunrise but has already ended at another's, the observance can shift by a day.

Traditions also differ in how the month is counted. Some follow the amanta reckoning, others the purnimanta; Smarta and Vaishnava communities may read the same tithi differently. North and South Indian calendars do not always agree on the day assigned to Hanuman Jayanti. This is expected, not a contradiction. For Dharmasthala, the dates above are the ones given for this city.

Where and how the community celebrates

Hanuman Jayanti is a pan-India observance, and Dharmasthala is no exception. The day is kept as the birth of Hanuman, and the usual forms of worship centre on recitation and remembrance rather than on any single prescribed ritual.

• Recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa and of Hanuman's names.
• Reading or listening to accounts of his birth and deeds.
• Lighting a lamp and offering simple items such as flowers or fruit at a home shrine.
• Fasting, for those who keep it, according to family custom.
• Visiting a temple or shrine where Hanuman is installed, if one is nearby.

Practice varies by household and by community, and no single form is obligatory.

Practical tips

• Confirm the local sunrise and tithi timings for Dharmasthala closer to the date, since the observance follows the tithi at sunrise.
• If you keep a fast, follow your usual family practice rather than a new regimen.
• For anything tied to your own chart — the appropriate day, muhurta or vow — consult a qualified jyotishi. This page describes the festival date, not personal guidance.
• Dates for the coming years are given above; check again nearer the time, as calendars are recalculated for each location.