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

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)