Hanuman Jayanti: Devotees Throng Temples In Several States, Processions Taken Out In Bengal. IN PICS

Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman. Several people thronged temples across states to worship Lord Hanuman.

Hanuman Jayanti

Devotees at Marghat Hanuman Temple, Kashmere Gate, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. k=Known as one of the biggest devotees of Lord Rama, Hanuman is also believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva. (Source: ANI)

A huge cropwd was seen at Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Delhi's Connaught Place. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Chaitra. (Source: ANI)

Idols at Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Delhi's Connaught Place decorated on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. (Source: ANI)

Devotees celebrate Hanuman Jayanti by observing a day-long fast, visiting the Hanuman temple and chanting Hanuman Chalisha. (Source: ANI)

A devotee prays at Hanuman Garhi temple, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Source:ANI)

The 'Shri Hanuman Bhakt Mandal' takes out a procession in Howrah's Belur, West Bengal. Security has been strengthened in Bengal to maintain law and order situation following Ram Navami violence. (Source: ANI)

An idol of Hanuman during a procession taken out by the 'Shri Hanuman Bhakt Mandal' in Howrah's Belur, West Bengal. Central forces were deployed in parts of Kolkata, Hooghly and Barrackpore. (Source: ANI)

Devotees visit Shri Mahavir Mandir in Patna in large numbers on the festival. (Source: ANI)

Devotees throng 'Lete Hue Hanuman Ji' temple on Hanuman Jayanti in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. This temple houses a huge lying idol of Hanuman, which is six to seven feet below the ground. This is the only Lord Hanuman temple in the world where the idol is in a reclining position. (Source: ANI)