Hanuman
Hanuman is one of the most popular gods of Hindus. He is also known by other names like Hanumata. His mother’s name was Anjana. Based on her mother’s name, Hanuman is sometimes called Anjaneya, that is, one born of Anjana. His father’s name was Kesari. He is blessed by Vayu as the god of winds. Hanuman’s image shows him as a strong man with the face of a monkey. He also has a tail it represents the morality, higher pride of being self. Hanuman was awarded boon of Immortality by Mother Sita ( Wife of Lord Rama) and is still alive
Hanuman is a very powerful and strong god. He finds an important place in the Ramayana. He is a devotee of Rama, a form (avatar) of Lord Vishnu, a god of Hindus. Hanuman is a figure of strength, perseverance and devotion. When he was young he thought the sun a mango. One of his most famous stories is when he helped Rama rescue Sita from Ravana which is the famous story of Diwali.
Hanuman Media
- A Hanuman sculpture in Singapore.jpg
Hanuman with a Namaste (Anjali Mudra) posture
- Vittala Temple, Vijayanagara, Karnataka, India ei1180.jpg
Numerous 14th-century and later Hanuman images are found in the ruins of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire.[1]
- Hanuman Mistakes the Sun for a Fruit.jpg
Child Hanuman reaches for the Sun thinking it is a fruit by BSP Pratinidhi
- Indra maintains the celestial order by striking down the precocious Hanuman.jpg
Indra maintains the celestial order by striking down the precocious Hanuman
- Image Hanuman and the healing herbs.jpg
Hanuman and the healing herb
- Bhimanjaneyula kalayika.jpg
Bhima tries to lift Hanuman's tail.
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- ↑ Lutgendorf 2007, pp. 64–71.