When is Ashvattha Maruti Pujan in 2026?

Ashvattha Maruti Pujan 2026 for Bangalore, India: August 15, 2026; August 22, 2026; August 29, 2026; September 5, 2026.

What is Ashvattha Maruti Pujan?

Ashvattha Maruti Pujan 2026 dates: every Saturday of Amanta Shravana masa, combined worship of the Ashvattha (peepal) tree and Maruti/Hanuman.

Ashvattha Maruti Pujan 2026, Drishya Ganit Panchang

Name: Ashvattha Maruti Pujan 2026
Start: 2026-08-15
End: 2026-08-15
Location: Bangalore, India

Ashvattha Maruti Pujan

Ashvattha Maruti Pujan (अश्वत्थ मारुति पूजन) is the combined worship of the Ashvattha tree (peepal, Ficus religiosa) and Maruti/Hanuman, observed on every Saturday of Amanta Shravana masa, especially in Maharashtra. The Ashvattha branch or tree is worshipped first with water, gandha, and flowers, followed by Hanuman puja with shodashopachara (16-step worship), sindura, and the recitation of stotras.

As a named, organized annual observance, Ashvattha-Maruti Pujan is a relatively modern Maharashtra practice, popularized by the Aniruddha tradition beginning in 1997. The two components it brings together, however, are each far older: Ashvattha worship traces to the Bhagavad Gita itself (10.26, aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇām, "among trees, I am the Ashvattha"), and Hanuman/Maruti worship has its own long, independent tradition. In this puja, the Ashvattha represents the sacred tree while Maruti/Hanuman is the principal deity worshipped.

ॐ अश्वत्थाय नमः।

oṃ aśvatthāya namaḥ

"Salutations to the Ashvattha (peepal tree)."

Traditional Ashvattha puja mantra

मूलतो ब्रह्मरूपाय मध्यतो विष्णुरूपिणे। अग्रतः शिवरूपाय वृक्षराजाय ते नमः॥

mūlato brahmarūpāya madhyato viṣṇurūpiṇe, agrataḥ śivarūpāya vṛkṣarājāya te namaḥ.

"Salutations to you, O king of trees, who at the root is Brahma's form, in the middle is Vishnu's form, and at the top is Shiva's form."

Traditional Ashvattha namaskara verse

अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देववृक्षः सनातनः। तस्मै नमो नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वपापहराय च॥

aśvatthaḥ sarvavṛkṣāṇāṃ devavṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ, tasmai namo namas tubhyaṃ sarvapāpaharāya ca.

"The Ashvattha is the eternal divine tree among all trees; salutations to you, remover of all sins."

Traditional mantra recited while circumambulating or offering water to the Ashvattha

ॐ हनुमते नमः। / ॐ श्रीहनुमते नमः।

oṃ hanumate namaḥ. / oṃ śrī hanumate namaḥ.

"Salutations to Hanuman. / Salutations to Sri Hanuman."

Traditional Hanuman puja mantra

मनोजवं मारुततुल्यवेगं जितेन्द्रियं बुद्धिमतां वरिष्ठम्। वातात्मजं वानरयूथमुख्यं श्रीरामदूतं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥

manojavaṃ mārutatulyavegaṃ jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭham, vātātmajaṃ vānarayūthamukhyaṃ śrīrāmadūtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadye.

"I take refuge in Sri Rama's messenger, swift as thought and equal in speed to the wind, of controlled senses, foremost among the wise, son of Vayu, chief of the monkey army."

Traditional Hanuman dhyana/namaskara verse

ॐ आञ्जनेयाय विद्महे वायुपुत्राय धीमहि। तन्नो हनुमान् प्रचोदयात्॥

oṃ āñjaneyāya vidmahe vāyuputrāya dhīmahi, tanno hanumān pracodayāt.

"We meditate on the son of Anjani, we contemplate the son of Vayu; may that Hanuman inspire and guide us."

Hanuman Gayatri

Tradition & Practice

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Ashvattha (Peepal) Worship

The Ashvattha branch or tree is worshipped first, with water, gandha, and flowers, before naivedya is offered.

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Maruti/Hanuman Puja

Hanuman is then worshipped with shodashopachara, sindura, and sometimes lahya (puffed grain), along with stotras such as the Hanumat-kavacha.

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Every Saturday of Shravana

Observed on all Saturdays within Amanta Shravana masa -- usually 4-5 occurrences, depending on the year.

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