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Hanuman showing Rama in His heart
Hanuman

Hanuman is one of the most popular gods of Hindus. He is also known by other names like Hanumat. 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 Vayu. According to Hindu mythology, Vayu is the god of winds. Hanuman’s image shows him as a strong man with the face of a monkey. He also has a tail. 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 was a devotee of Rama, a form (avatar) of Vishnu, a god of Hindus. Hanuman is a figure of strength, perseverance and devotion. When he was young he thought the sun a mango.

Images for kids

  • COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Houten beeld van Hanuman TMnr 15-182b

    Indonesian Balinese wooden statue of Hanuman

  • StandingHanumanCholaDynasty11thCentury

    Standing Hanuman, Chola Dynasty, 11th century, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Hanuman Mistakes the Sun for a Fruit

    Hanuman Mistakes the Sun for a Fruit by BSP Pratinidhi

  • Hanuman fighting with Indra for Sun fruit

    Hanuman fighting with Indra for Sun fruit

  • Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa meeting Hanumān at Rishyamukha

    Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa meeting Hanumān at Rishyamukha

  • Maruti meets Rama

    Maruti reveals as monkey

  • Hanuman leapt with all his might from the top of Mahendra Hill

    Hanuman leapt with all his might from the top of Mahendra Hill

  • Hanuman finds Sita in the ashoka grove, and shows her Rama's ring

    Hanuman finds Sita in the ashoka grove, and shows her Rama's ring

  • Hanuman fetches the herb-bearing mountain, in a print from the Ravi Varma Press, 1910's

    Hanuman fetches the herb-bearing mountain, in a print from the Ravi Varma Press, 1910s

  • Hanuman statue and shrine. South of Chennai

    Roadside Hanuman shrine south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Wajangpop voorstellende Hanoman TMnr 3582-3

    Indonesian Javanese wayang representation of Hanuman.

  • Hanuman and Mermaid Suvannamaccha

    Hanuman is characterized as a celibate in most Indian texts. However, in the Khmer Reamker and Thai Ramakien, Hanuman falls in love with the pretty mermaid Suvannamaccha.

  • Namakkal Anjaneyar

    Lord Anjaneya decorated with flowers, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

  • Hanuman-vijayawada-paritala

    41 meters high Hanuman monument at Yerravaram, Andhra Pradesh

  • Hanuman temple Nurawa Eliya

    Hanuman temple, Nurawa Eliya, Sri Lanka

  • Hanuman Purandar

    Idol of Veer hanuman near Purandar fort

  • Hamuman.

    A terracotta sculpture of Panchamukha Hanuman

  • Statue-IMG 4662

    Hanuman statue at Bali, Indonesia

  • Ornamental katar

    Artistic Carving of Hanuman on a Kataram, a dagger used by Nairs as a weapon in Kalaripayattu in Kerala.


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