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The following names of Hanuman describe some of these qualities, Rakshovidhwansakaraka, Akshahantre, ... [12] According to a review by Lutgendorf, ...
Hanuman: A divine vanara companion and devotee of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central figures of the epic. He is a brahmachari (life long celibate) and one of the chiranjivis. In some versions of the epic, he is described as an avatar of Shiva. Hema: An apsara in Indra's court. When Mayasura visited Svarga, he saw and married her.
Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one of the chiranjivis . Hanuman is regarded to be the spiritual son of the wind-god Vayu , who in several stories played a direct role in Hanuman's birth.
The deity Hanuman is sometimes featured with five-faces in his iconography, known as Panchamukhi Hanuman, or Panchamukha Anjaneya. [3] Each head is that of a deity associated with Vishnu , and is depicted to be facing a cardinal direction: Hanuman faces the east, Narasimha faces the south, Varaha faces the north, Garuda faces the west, and ...
Sculpture of Hanuman, a warrior among the Vanaras, carrying the Dronagiri mountain. Angada, son of Vali, successor of Sugriva, who helped Rama find his wife Sita; Anjana, Hanuman's mother; Hanuman, devotee of the god Rama and son of Vayu; Kesari, Hanuman's father; Mainda and Dvivida, sons of Ashvins; Macchanu, son of Hanuman (per the Cambodian ...
The Chiranjivi Shloka is a hymn that names the Chiranjivi and states the effects of their meditation: [19] Ashwatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa, and Parashurama are the seven chiranjivis, the death-defeating beings.
Statue of Hanuman. Hanuman, also called Anjaneya and Maruti, is a vanara devotee of Rama. He is revered as the god of celibacy and strength. The Navagrahas are the personifications of the nine planets, revered in Vedic astrology and several temples. Kamadeva, also called Manmatha, is the god of love, a son of Vishnu.
An idol of Anjani having son Hanuman in her lap in Anjani Hanuman Dham Temple, Chomu, Rajasthan. In Himachal Pradesh, the goddess Anjana is worshiped as a family deity. There is a temple dedicated to her at 'Masrer' near Dharamshala. It is believed that Sri Anjana once came and remained there for some time.