Festivals

Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the appearance of Sri Anjaneya Swamy, the mighty devotee of Lord Rama. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana it is kept on Vaishakha Bahula Dashami, when Hanuman Deeksha devotees complete their vow at temples such as Kondagattu and Karmanghat; much of India celebrates it on Chaitra Purnima.

Akshaya Tritiya – the "never-diminishing" third day of Vaishakha – is a day when charity, prayer and good deeds are believed to bear endless fruit. It is also the day of Simhachalam's Chandanotsavam, when the sandalwood covering of Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha is removed for the once-a-year Nijaroopa Darshanam, and it is linked with Parasurama Jayanti.