We are going to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti on this March 31st. The day is celebrated as a birthday of Lord Hanuman. He was said to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva.
Do you know that Lord Hanuman and Shani dev shares a strong relationship? Despite being drastically different, the Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman and Shani Dev are still attached very well to each other. Here we share their love-hate relationship.

Lord Hanuman Rescued Shani Dev from the Clutches of Ravan:

The boon of Lord Shiva and Brahma made Ravana invincible. He wanted a similar fate for his son Meghnath, and so when he was about to be born, Ravana kidnapped all the 9 planets and placed them in the 11th position so that his newborn too could be immortal and invincible. This made him lock up all the planets including the Saturn, that is Shani Dev in a place where it would be very difficult for them to get out.

However, Lord Hanuman reached the place when he was searching for Maata Sita in Lanka after she was kidnapped by Ravana. It was then Lord Hanuman rescued Shani Dev from Ravana. As a thank you gesture, Shani Dev gave a boon to Lord Hanuman that the effect of Shani’s inauspiciousness will never affect him in any way. In return, Lord Hanuman mentioned that none of his devotees should be affected as well. Shani dev obliged. This is the reason why people worship Shani Dev on Saturday and why Shani does not cause adversities to Hanuman devotees.