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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: A great vanara devotee of Rama. [9] A brahmachari, he stands for selflessness, courage, devotion, intelligence, strength, and righteous conduct. Vibhishana: A brother of Ravana. A rakshasa, Vibhishana defected to Rama's side before the Lanka War owing to his devotion to dharma. He was later crowned the King of Lanka after Ravana's ...
According to Hindu Puranas, Rama, guided by Hanuman, worshipped Mata Baglamukhi to secure victory over the demon king Ravana. The goddess granted Rama the Brahmastra, a celestial weapon of immense destructive power. This divine gift was instrumental in Rama’s success, symbolising the victory of good over evil and demonstrating the divine ...
In the Ramayana, he helps Hanuman realise his potential, just before his famous leap over to the island of Lanka. [3] Jambavan was present at the Samudra Manthana , and is supposed to have circled Vamana 21 times in a single leap, when he was acquiring the three worlds from Mahabali .
Neem Karoli Baba (Hindi: नीम करौली बाबा, romanized: nīm karaulī bābā) [3] or Neeb Karori Baba (Hindi: नीब करौरी बाबा, romanized: nīb karaurī bābā) (c. 1900 – 11 September 1973), also known to his followers as 'Maharaj-ji', was a Hindu guru and a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman. [4]
Free standing murtis or statues of Hanuman appeared from ca. 700 CE. onwards. These murtis portrayed Hanuman with one hand raised, one foot suppressing a demon, and an erect tail. [103] In later centuries his raised hand was sometimes shown supporting a mountain of healing herbs. [104] Hanuman's iconography is derived from Valmiki's Ramayana.
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 ...
In various adaptations of the Hindu epic Ramayana, Kalanemi is Maricha's son, and one of his ministers. He helped Ravana in his war against Rama.When Lakshmana, Rama's younger brother was unconscious in the war and Hanuman was asked to fetch sanjeevani, the magical medicinal herb to revive Lakshmana back; Ravana tasked Kalanemi to stop Hanuman. [2]