The birth anniversary of Maruti Nandan, also known as Lord Hanuman, is celebrated with great excitement and enthusiasm throughout India. People celebrate this auspicious occasion by wearing new clothes, visiting temples, worshipping Lord Hanuman, and observing a day-long fast.
He is identified as the spiritual son of Vayu, an incarnation of Vayu, or sometimes an avatar of Rudra. The Shiva Purana describes him as a Shiva avatar, while some mythology from South India sees Hanuman as the union of Shiva and Vishnu or associated with Ayyappa.