Hanuman

Hanuman is a Hindu deity, often depicted with a monkey-like form, celebrated for extraordinary strength and unwavering devotion to Rama in the Ramayana.

Hanuman’s leap to Lanka: Hanuman’s flight across the ocean to Lanka in search of Sita in the Ramayana. The leap displays his strength and turns Rama’s search into a rescue mission.
Rama: A Hindu deity and prince of Ayodhya whose life is recounted in the Ramayana. Hanuman’s service to Rama defines his most celebrated relationship.
Hanuman Chalisa: A forty-verse devotional hymn to Hanuman, composed in Awadhi and traditionally attributed to Tulsidas. Its verses praise the virtues and protective power associated with Hanuman.
Anjana: Hanuman’s mother in Hindu traditions, often described as an apsara reborn on Earth. Her story links Hanuman’s birth to divine and celestial origins.
Sundara Kanda: The Ramayana book centered on Hanuman’s journey to Lanka and his return with news of Sita. This section gives the fullest sustained account of Hanuman’s mission.
Sita: A Hindu goddess and Rama’s wife, abducted by Ravana in the Ramayana. Hanuman locates Sita in Lanka and carries messages between her and Rama.
Tulsidas: A sixteenth-century poet-saint known for the Hindi epic Ramcharitmanas and devotional poetry. Tulsidas’s Hanuman Chalisa helped shape popular devotion to Hanuman.
Vayu: The Hindu deity of wind, associated with Hanuman’s birth and extraordinary power. Traditions connect Hanuman to Vayu as his divine father or life-giving force.
Ashoka Vatika: The grove in Lanka where Ravana confines Sita in the Ramayana. Hanuman finds Sita there and gives her Rama’s token of recognition.
Ramayana: An ancient Sanskrit epic recounting Rama’s exile, Sita’s abduction, and her rescue from Ravana. Hanuman’s defining deeds occur within this epic’s account of the rescue.

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