How to Perform Hanuman Puja at Home

Hanuman Puja at Home can be performed in a very simple manner to obtain his blessings. You need to have faith and belief in Him and worship with pure devotion.

Lord Hanuman is considered as one of the most powerful Gods with unlimited powers.

He is a part of Lord Shiva's energy. Hanuman was born in a monkey form to Anjana Devi. So, he is known as Anjani Putra (son of Anjani Devi). He is also called as Vayu Putra as his father is the powerful Vayu God (The Wind God).

Hanuman is believed to have been provided with the Ashta Siddhi (Eight miraculous powers) during his discipleship with the Sun God.

So, worshiping Hanuman is a great boon for you as he gets pleased very quickly and protects you from all the problems of your life (just as he helped Lord Rama during all his problems).

Panchamukhi Hanuman

Hanuman took the form of Panchamukha (five-headed Hanuman) bearing the head of Garuda, Narasimha, Varaha, Hayagreeva, and himself to kill Ahiravan, a brother of Ravana. So, he is worshiped in the form of Five Heads also.


Items Required for Hanuman Puja

I don't think that God insists on performing his Puja or worship in a grand manner causing you inconvenience, both financially and physically.

A simple but honest worship is enough to obtain his love and blessings.

So, you need some flowers, agarbatti, oil light, a little bit of camphor, some fruits and/or a coconut. That is enough to appease Lord Hanuman.

Remeber that Hanuman is fond of bananas and coconut. You can offer anyone of that.

Hanuman Puja at Home

You can worship Lord Hanuman daily. If you can't afford daily puja, you may worship him on Tuesdays and Saturdays which are liked by Him.

• Just like other pujas, you need to take your bath and wear clean clothes.
• Clean the place of worship and sprinkle some drops of water where you keep the image of Hanuman.
• You may place Him on a red cloth, if possible, as Hanuman likes the Sindhoor color which he has applied all over his body to show his love towards the Mother Goddess (it is told that he once saw one Devi or Goddess applying the sindoor in the parting-line of her hair).
• Apply the tilak to him and offer some flowers.
• Recite some prayers of Hanuman. You can start with Hanuman prayers and Hanuman Dwadasha Namavali (12 names of Hanuman). Thereafter, you can read the Hanuman Chalisa.
• Offer flowers at intervals to Lord while doing the worship, if you have them. There is no obligation. You can simply seek his mercy.
• After worship is over, show the incense sticks to God and place them on the side.
• Then show the oil light to him by moving your palm from the light towards God.
• Thereafter, offer the bananas and coconut to him. You can offer any naivedyam cooked specially for that purpose if you like to do so. While offering the naivedyam, if it is a cooked dish, sprinkle some water on it and you may sprinkle ghee also. If it is banana, open a small bit of the peel and sprinkle water. If coconut, you will first break the coconut into two halves (collecting the water in a bowl if possible) and place the two parts before God sprinkling some water and then offer it.
• Anything being offered to God means that you are acting like serving the food. You will show the food with the ring-finger of your right hand, touching the food if possible, and move the finger towards God's mouth as if putting it into his mouth. That is the true devotion.
• Now, you can light the Kapoor or camphor and chant the mangalasasanam (the lyrics sung for the wellbeing of all the people in the world). 
• After singing the mangalasasanam, your puja is over. You need to sprinkle some drops of water around the lighting camphor and then bow to it. 
• Now, bow to the God and take the teertham and prasadam with your right hand. After taking yourself, you will distribute it to other members of your family and people present there.

Hanuman worship provides you with much power and confidence. But, you need to keep faith in Him and do the worship honestly. He does not require any hard penance or any offerings from you. Only your faith and sincere prayers are required. So obtain his blessings and be happy.

Hanuman Pooja | Worship Hymns for Lord Hanuman

Here are some worshiping hymns for performing Hanuman Puja in a very simple and much quicker time for those who can't spare much time in reciting the full text of Hanuman Chalisa or in doing an elaborate puja.

You may recite these hymns while performing your other routine chores of life and thereby possess the grace of Lord Hanuman.

If you like to do Hanuman Puja or Worship at Home, here is a link for performing it in a simple manner.

I am providing the lyrics in all the three languages of English, Telugu, and Hindi/Sanskrit.


1)  Sri Anjaneyam

 (sri anjaneyam prasannanjaneyam lyrics)

This is also known as Anjaneya Dandakam by many people.


English Text

sri AanjanEyam, prasanna AanjanEyam,
prabhaa divya kaayam, prakirti pradaayam,
bhajE vaayuputram, bhajE vaalagaatram,
bhajEham pavitram, bhajE suurya mitram,
bhajE rudraruupam, bhajE brahma tEjam,
bhajEham, bhajEham, bhajEham.    



         TELUGU language                                               HINDI / Sanskrit 

శ్రీ ఆంజనేయం, ప్రసన్నాంజనేయం                                     श्री आञ्जनेयम् , प्रसन्नांजनेयम्
ప్రభా దివ్య కాయం, ప్రకీర్తి ప్రదాయం                                     प्रभादिव्यकायम, प्रकीर्तिप्रदायम
భజే వాయుపుత్రం, భజే వాలగాత్రం                                      भजे वायुपुत्रम, भजे वालगात्रम्
భజేహం పవిత్రం, భజే సూర్య మిత్రం                                     भजेहम पवित्रम, भजे सूर्य मित्रम्
భజే రుద్రరూపం, భజే బ్రహ్మ తేజం                                        भजे रुद्ररूपम् , भजे ब्रह्मतेजम
భజేహం, భజేహం, భజేహం             ( 1 )                             भजेहं , भजेहं , भजेहम    ( 1 )


Meaning in English:
Sri Aanjaneyam = respected Hanuman; prasanna = pleasant; prabha = shining light;
divya = divinely or glaring;  kaayam = bodied; prakirti or prakeerti = fame, pradayam = giving or bestowing; bhaje = to pray; vayuputram = son of wind; vaalagatram = embodied with tail and all limbs
pavitram = pure or purified, surya = sun, mitram = friend, rudra = ferocious, rupam or roopam = formed, brahma = the lord of creation, tejam =  glaring light, bhajeham = pray you.

So, the full meaning of this hymn or sloka is like this-

"O respected Hanuman, you, possessor of a pleasant appearance!

You are embodied with a divine, shining body and bestower of fame.

I pray to you, the son of wind, with your perfect tail and limbs!

O purified soul and friend of Sun, an embodiment of ferocious form and a shining body of Brahma!

I pray to thee, pray to thee, pray to thee."

2)  Manojavam Marutatulyavegam

English Text

manOjavam maarut tulya vEgam
jitEndriyam budhdhimataam varishtam
vaataatmajam vaanar yuudh mukhyam
Sri Rama dootham shirasaa namaami  


             TELUGU language                                     HINDI / Sanskrit      

మనోజవం మారుతతుల్య వేగమ్                                     मनोजवं मारुत तुल्य वेगम्
జితేంద్రియం బుద్ధిమతాం వరిష్టం                                     जितेन्द्रियम बुद्धिमताम् वरिष्ठम्
వాతాత్మజం వానరయూధ ముఖ్యమ్                                वातात्मजम वानरयूध मुख्यम्
శ్రీరామ దూతం శిరసా నమామి                                        श्रीराम दूतम शिरसा नमामि


Meaning in English:-
manojavam = young minded or smart minded, marut tulya = wind-like, vegam = speeded,
jitendriyam = conquered sense organs, budhdhimatam = possessor of wisdom, varishtam = great,
vaataatmajam = son of air, vaanar = tailed human (monkey), yuudha = army or group, mukhya= chief,
dootham = mesenger, shirasaa = with head, namaami = to bow or express respect.

So, the full meaning is like this:- 
O Hanuman, you are very smart minded and fast like wind's speed, you are the controller of your senses, great among all wise people, son of wind and chief of monkeys and messenger of Sri Rama, I bow to you with my head.



3)   Atulita Baladhamam


English Text

atulita baladhaamam, swarNa shailaabha dEham,
danujavana krushaanum, jnaaninaam agragaNyam,
sakalaguNa nidhaanam, vaanaraaNaam adheesham,
raghupati priyabhaktam, vaatajaatam namaami.  


           TELUGU language                                         HINDI / Sanskrit      
                                   
అతులిత బలధామం స్వర్ణ శైలాభ దేహం                       अतुलित बलधामं स्वर्ण शैलाभ देहम
దనుజవన క్రుశానుం జ్ఞానినాం అగ్రగణ్యం                       दनुजवन क्रुशानुम ज्ञानिना मग्रगण्यम्
సకలగుణ నిధానం వానరాణాం అధీశమ్                       सकलगुण निधानम् वानराणा मधीशम्
రఘుపతి ప్రియభక్తం వాతజాతం నమామి                     रघुपति प्रियभक्तम् वातजातं नमामि



Meaning in English

atulita = non-comparable, baladhaamam = abode of strength, swarna = gold, shailaabha =glowing peak or mountain, deham = bodied, danujavana = forest of demons, krushanum = crusher,
jnaaninaam = amongst wise people, agraganyam = counted as great, sakala guna = all virtues, nidhaanam = abode, vaanaraanam = amongst monkeys (vaanar means tailed human), adheesham=chief
raghupati = Rama (king of Raghu), priyabhaktam = dearest devotee, vaatajaatam = born to Vayu or wind, namaami = salutations

So, the full meaning comes to be like this:
O Hanuman, unparalleled strength possessor and Golden mountain glowing bodied!
crusher or uprooter of the forest of demons and counted as great among wise people!
abode of all virtues and chief of monkeys!
the dearest devotee of Rama and offspring of Vayu (Wind God), I salute you.


4)  Ramayana maha mala Ratnam

                                                                                                                     
English Text

goshpadiikruta vaaraashim mashakiikruta raakshasam
Ramayana mahaamalaaratnam vandEnilaatmajam 
yatra yatra Raghunath keertanam tatra tatra krutamastakaanjalim
bhaaspavaari paripoorNa lOchanam maarutim namata raakshasaantakam


            TELUGU language                                            HINDI / Sanskrit                   

గోష్పదీకృత వారాశిం, మశకీకృత రాక్షసం,                   गोष्पदीकृत वाराशिम मशकीकृत राक्षसँ
రామాయణ మహామాలా రత్నం, వందేనిలాత్మజం        रामायण महामाला रत्नं वन्देनिलात्मजं
యత్రయత్ర రఘునాథ కీర్తనం తత్రతత్ర కృత                यत्रयत्र रघुनाथ कीर्तनं तत्रतत्र कृत
                                    మస్తకాంజలిం                                             मस्तकाञ्जलिं

భాష్పవారి పరిపూర్ణ లోచనం మారుతిం నమత             भाष्पवारिपरिपूर्ण लोचनं मारुतिं
                                     రాక్షసాంతకం                                      नमत राक्षसान्तकम् .   



Meaning in English:-

goshpadikruta = make like hoof of a cow, vaaraashim = ocean, mashakikruta = make like mosquito,
raakshasam = of demons, ramayana mahaa maala = great garland of Ramayan, ratnam = jewel,
vandey = to salute, anilaatmajam = son of wind, yatra yatra = wherever, raghunath = Rama,
keertanam = worship or prayers, tatra tatra = at those places, krutamastaka = bend the head,
anjalim = to fold hands in respect, bhaaspavaari = tears, paripurna = filled, lochanam = eyes,
maarutim = Hanuman, namata = to salute, raakshasaantakam = destroyer of demons.

So the full meaning goes like this-
O Hanuman, he who crossed great oceans like crossing the cow hoof, who treated demons as like tiny mosquitoes, you, the jewel of the great garland of Ramayan epic, I salute to thee, O Son of Anila or Wind!
You, the destroyer of demons, wherever you find Rama's prayers, your eyes become filled with tears and you will be folding your hands with bent head in reverence, to such a great person, I am praying!