Hanuman - The Monkey God of Hinduism

thank you Hanuman is an important deity in Hindu culture he is a monkey god with a striking presence in some of the most famous stories of Hinduism including the epics of Mahabharata and ramayana Hanuman is considered the god of knowledge and the winds the monkey God took advantage of favorable winds to fly through the skies at very high speed he is also a warrior God having under his leadership an army of monkeys Hanuman was the son of queen anjana with vayu the god of the Winds he was one of the many incarnations of Lord Siva

one of the main deities of Hinduism Hanuman was born very hungry when he spotted the sun he tried to devour it believing the star to be a fruit he didn't actually bite the sun because he was taught by Indra God of Thunder who struck him with lightning Hanuman fell Dead from the sky hanuman's father was offended that Indra struck his son so he caused the winds to Cease the lack of winds created some percussions and to reconcile with the God's father Shiva resurrected Hanuman and the gods made the young man an even more powerful god

with this the winds began to blow again in his youth the God was impetuous and misbehaved in his pranks Hanuman ended up getting into trouble with the rishis the great sages of the Hindu tradition they decided to curse Hanuman and the god forgot his true potential Hanuman went through a lengthy process of self-knowledge to ReDiscover his full potential during this process the god became a wiser and humbler deity the God had several Powers one of them was the ability to take on absurd proportions and shrink when he so desired his strength was immeasurable he could

carry one of the gigantic Himalayan Mountains in the Epic ramayana which tells the story of the hero Rama one of vishnu's most famous avatars Hanuman played a significant role the gods served Rama in his adventures helping him win the crown during these Adventures he led his monkey Army against Rama's enemies he also fought against various demons hanuman's humility as Rama's servant is depicted in various works of art the figure of the monkey God is in almost all temples dedicated to Rama the monkey looking God continues to be worshiped and revered today and tumbles throughout India

many are filled with monkeys animals that constantly get into Mischief knowing that in these places they will never suffer reprisals hanumani's worships both for his humble aspect and search of knowledge and for his Warrior profile Hanuman symbolizes the naturally unstable human mind his Focus changes constantly like a monkey jumping from Branch to Branch Hanuman can fly from one place to another with Incredible speed when fed only by primary instincts seeking pleasure and avoiding pain at all costs the human mind finds no peace when it decides to investigate its inner self and seek self-knowledge it is

possible to reach its full potential and Achieve extraordinary fees just like Hanuman the God is also worshiped in Buddhist temples but in these places his deeds and stories differ greatly from traditional Hindu Tales Hanuman is a symbol of true devotion this makes him one of the most revered gods in Hinduism