In Hinduism, Hanuman is the perfect manifestation of devotion, humility, discipline, strength and selfless service. He is the one who has conquered the senses and ego. He is the ideal living being. For many Hindus, he is the trusted lieutenant of Lord Ram in the Ramayana. For non-Hindus, he is the Monkey God in Hindu religion. Today, Hanuman is widely worshipped in Hindu culture and is one of the most popular deities.
Birth of Hanuman
Hanuman is the son of Vayu, the wind-god, and Anjani. He is believed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva.
Chiranjeevi
In Hindu tradition, Hanuman is designated as Chiranjeevi – the ever living. He lives among us and is believed to present where Lord Ram is worshipped. There is also a popular belief that he lives in the
Hanuman the Scholar
His Guru is Lord Surya (Sun God). He is a master of literature, grammar, politics, commerce, economics, music, arts, sciences, philosophy, mysticism and occult. Lord Ram recognizes the outstanding scholar Hanuman in their very first meeting. It is Hanuman’s speech in chaste language without a single mistake that win’s Lord Ram’s heart. He soon becomes the trusted lieutenant of Lord Ram.
Hanuman in Ramayan
His unparalleled exploits in the Ramayana has amused and amazed people from time immemorial. Some of the most popular episodes of Hanuman in Ramayana include his leap across the sea, outwitting Surasa the sea monster, killing Simhika, setting Lanka on fire and carrying of the mountain of herbs. Each new generation learns about Hanuman from the Ramayana and soon admires and worships him for his strength, mental discipline, wisdom, serenity and humility
Hanuman Worship
Today, Hanuman is worshipped by all Hindu communities and all Hindu traditions. He is worshipped in all important temples and is also worshipped as an independent deity. He is the remover of problems – Sankat Mochan. He is also the destroyer of bad astrological influences. He is Bajrang Bali – the patron deity of wrestlers.
Tuesday is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and special prayers are held on the day in all his temples. In
Festivals Dedicated to Lord Hanuman
The most important festival dedicated to Hanuman is his birthday, which falls in Chaitra Month (March – April). It is known as Hanuman Jayanti.
Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated during various times by various communities. In Tamil culture, it is observed during Margali Masam (December – January). In Telugu culture, a 41-day Vrata is dedicated to Hanuman, which is followed by a major festival.
Hanuman is also worshipped a day before Diwali in some parts of North India and
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Hanuman is also worshipped in
Different Names of Hanuman
Anjaneya, Bajrang Bali, Kesari Nandan, Vayu Putra, Pavan Putra, Maruti, Radudreya are some of the popular names of Hanuman.
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:: Origin of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman ::
The origin of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman can be traced to a story in the Ramayana. During the war between Lord Ram and Ravana, Ravana took the help of Mahiravana who was the king of pathala.
Lord Hanuman in order to protect Lord Ram and Lakshman formed a fortress with his tail. But Mahiravana took the form of Vibeeshana and took Lord Ram and Lakshman to pathala loka.
Hanuman entered pathala loka in search of Rama and Lakshmana.He found out that to kill Mahiravana he had to extinguish 5 lamps at the same time. So he took the Panchamukha form with Hanuman, Hayagriva, Narasimha, Garuda and Varaha faces and extinguished the lamps. Mahiravana was killed immediately.
The story apart, Sri Panchamukha Hanuman was the upasana deity of Sri Ragavendra Tirtha, the saint of Mantralaya. The place where he meditated on Panchamukha Hanuman is now known as Panchamukhi, wherein a temple for Panchamukha Hanuman has been built.
The face towards the East is Sri Hanuman Mukha in its original form. This face removes all blemishes of sin and confers purity of mind.
Sri Karala Ugravira Narasimha Swami, facing the South, removes fear of enemies and confers victory.
The face facing the west is that of Lord Sri Mahavira Garuda and this face drives away evil spells, black magic influences etc., and removes all poisonous effects in one's body.
Sri Lakshmi Varaha murthi facing the North wards off the troubles caused by bad influences of the planets and confers all prosperity-Ashta Aishwarya.
The Urdhva Mukha Facing upwards of Sri Hayagriva Swami confers knowledge, victory, good wife and progeny
There is 40 feet Panchamukhi Hanuman Temple In Tiruvallur near Chennai Tamilnadu
Refer Website :- http://www.panchamukha.org
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