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According to a version of the legend, Anjana was an apsara named Punjikastala, who was born on earth as a vanara princess due to the curse of a sage. [3] Anjana was married to Kesari, a vanara chief, and the son of Bṛhaspati. [4] [citation needed] Anjana was the mother of Hanuman. Being Anjana's son, Hanuman is also called Anjaneya or ...
Añjanā: Mother of Hanuman. According to a version of the legend, Añjanā was an apsara named Puñjikastalā, who was born on earth as a vanara princess and married Kesari, a vanara chief. In some Shaiva traditions, Vayu, the god of the wind, carried the divine power of Shiva to Anjana's womb, and thus Hanuman was born as an incarnation of ...
According to Hindu legends, Hanuman was born to mother Anjana and father Kesari. [15] [43] Hanuman is also called the son of the deity Vayu (Wind god) because of legends associated with Vayu's role in Hanuman's birth and is said to be the incarnation of Shiva (Destroyer god).
Anjani (Anjana) with Child Hanuman - Bronze, Pallava Period, Mathura government museum, India. Hanuman is a vanara, born to Kesari and Anjana. Hanuman is also known as the celestial son of Vayu, the wind-god. [13] [14] His mother, Anjana, was an apsara who was born on earth due to a curse. She was redeemed from this curse upon giving birth to a ...
It is the birthplace of Hanuman. According to Hinduism, Hanuman was born to Anjana and thus Hanuman was also called Anjaneya, and his birthplace Anjaneyadri (Anjana's Hill). It is located in Gangavathi Taluk. [1] The hill has a Hanuman temple at the top. [2] It has about 575 steps. The temple has a rock-carved idol of Lord Hanuman.
She married Kesari, under the name Anjana. For a long time, the couple were childless. Anjana propitiated Vayu for a child. In Shaiva tradition, Shiva was requested to beget a son to help Vishnu, who was about to incarnate as Rama to slay Ravana. Shiva and Parvati took the form of vanaras and engaged in intercourse. When Vayu appeared, the ...
Anjaneri is the birthplace of Lord Hanuman, and is named after Lord Hanuman's mother, Anjani. The Bhavartha Ramayana of the famous Marathi saint-poet Eknath , states that Anjana Devi, intent on obtaining an exemplary son, performed severe austerities on top of the Anjaneri Hill for 7,000 years, with Shiva granting her boon by incarnating as her ...
Anjana may refer to: Añjanā, the mother of Hanuman in the Indian epic, the Ramayana; Anjana (Cantabrian mythology), a witch in Cantabrian mythology; Anjana, Ayodhya, a village in Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, India; Añjana, a king of the Koliya dynasty of ancient India; Anjana Jat, a Jat people sub-caste