Hyderabad, April 2 -- Chants of "Jai Shri Ram" rang out across Hyderabad on Thursday, April 2, as the city threw itself into the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, with scores of devotees pouring onto the streets for the Veera Hanuman Vijaya Shobha Yatra. Saffron flags stretched as far as the eye could see, bikers rode in formation and DJ music thumped through some of the city's busiest intersections.

Organised by the Telangana units of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the procession, centred around a massive idol of Lord Hanuman, drew at least 168 smaller processions that eventually merged into the main yatra. 

The event was held under the watchful eye of the Hyderabad City Police.

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