Lord Hanuman is called as the “Chiranjeevi” (the Immortal).In India, Lord Hanuman is revered by one and all. One can see huge crowds thronging the Hanuman temples across the country on Saturdays. This is to appease Hanumanji and propitiate the Sani Bhagwan, who as per legend, runs scared of Hanumanji. It is said that whenever you recite the hymn Sriram jayaram jaya jaya ram, Lord Hanuman will be quick to come to the aid of the person chanting it.
The devotion of Lord Hanuman to Lord Ram and Seeta Maiyya is of course legendary. Children dote on the intrepid Hanuman who attempted to swallow the Sun thinking it was a fruit. Many people wear Hanuman taweez (a kind of metal object) to ward off evil. Why do we pray to Hanumanji?
We pray to him for giving us physical and mental strength, to ward off the negative/evil influences from our lives, to obliterate our timidity or cowardice and to sharpen our intellect.
When we pray to Lord Hanuman with a pure heart and an unshakeable faith, he is sure to come to our rescue. Lord Rama told Hanuman, "Whatever you have done for me is simply immeasurable. I will be forever indebted to you. I bless that you gain immortality and be a "chiranjeev". People who bow before me will also have to bow before you Hanuman. Wherever the glory of Rama is being spoken about, in all those places, the glory of Hanuman will also be spoken about.
