Lord Hanuman

Lord Hanuman

The Hindu God Hanuman is the monkey deity renowned for his courage, power and faithful, selfless service. The Life of Lord Hanuman is related below in the form of short numbered and illustrated accounts of some of the most important parts of his life.

Some say Lord Hanuman was born as the son of the King and Queen of the Monkeys. To others, he is the son of Anjana, a female Apsara who had been transformed into a monkey by a curse, and Vayu, the wind god. It is also said that from his father Vayu Hanuman received the ability to fly.

As soon as Lord Hanuman was born he felt hungry and his mother could not satisfy him. Then he caught sight of the Sun and thinking it was a fruit he leapt after it. The Sun took flight but Hanuman chased him as far as Indra’s heaven. Here, however, Indra intervened and injured Hanuman’s jaw with his thunderbolt.

Randal Maa - Lord Hanuman