History of worship of Hanuman

OM SRI HANUMATHE NAMAHA.

Besides the Vedic, the Post-Vedic Literature, and the Puranas, Hanuman was adored in one form or the other in Classical Sanskrit Literature as well. In fact a continuous chain of such literature is maintained from the centuries before the Christian Era to the late medieval times, a few examples of which are given hereunder in a chronological order.

5th - 1st Century B.C.

1) Panini's Astadhyayi
2) Abhisheka Nataka (Bhasa)
3) Raghuvamsa (Kalidasa)

4th - 5th Century A.D.

1) Kundamala (Dinnaga)

7th Century A.D.

1) Bhattikavya (Bhatti)
2) Mahaviracharita (Bhavabhuti)
3) Janaki Haranam (Kumaradasa)
4) Setubandha (Pravarasena)

8th Century A.D.

1) Dhrutopakhyana (Haribhadra Suri)
2) Ascharya Chudamani (Sakti Bhadra)

9th Century A.D.

1)Anargha Raghava (Murari)
2) Bala Ramayana (Rajasekhara)

10th Century A.D.

1) Kathacharithasagara (Somadeva)
2) Ramayana Manjari (Kshemendra)
3) Prasada Mandana (Sutradhara Mandana)

12th Century A.D.

1) Hanuman Nataka
2) Raghava Pandaviya (Kaviraja)

13th Century A.D.

1) Saugandhika Haranam (Vishvanatha)
2)Prasanna Raghava (Jayadeva)

17th -19th Century A.D.

1) Adbhuta Darpana (Mahadeva)
2) Aswamedha (Jaimini)
3) Raghava Yadaviya Kavyam (Venkatadri).