Hanuman: Hero. Monkey. God

© K. L. Kamat

A Statue of Hanuman

Hanuman is the ever-living (Chiranjeevi) son of  Lord Vayu and remains a very popular deity among Hindus. A bachelor and a fiercely loyal devotee himself (to Rama), his heroics in the war of Ramayan have inspired several tales of Indian mythology. Hanuman is the only character that appears in both the Hindu epics, the Ramayan and the Mahabharat, which are spread across millennia.

Hanuman in Indian Art

Folk Artists as Ramayan Characters Actors dressed as Rama, Lakshaman, Sita and Hanuman
	Hanuman with gadha in street procession
Mascular Hanuman in Prayer Painting from a Goan Temple
	Five Headed Hanuman of Magali
Man Dressed as Hanuman the Monkey
	Hanuman on Top of Kadri Hill, Mangalore Towering statue of Hanuman the monkey
Statue of Hanuman -- (Mukhyaprana) Depiction of Hanuman as the controller of life
	Hanuman Watches Lanka Burn
Hanuman Meets Sita in Ashok Garden
	Decpiction of Hanuman in Kavi Art Form Hanuman carrying a club (Gada) and a flag
Painted Leather Puppet of Hanuman
	Kavi Art Mural on a Temple Wall
Hanuman in Obeyance Detail from a Mysore Traditional Painting, Nanjanagudu
	A yakshagana character as hanumanayak, 1985

See Also:

• Indian Mythologies -- Pictures and tales from the Indian mythologies including Hindu epics of Mahabharata, Ramayana