Tag: Hanuman

This painting from the National Museum, New Delhi depicts Hanum??n crossing the ocean to reach Lanka and is from a folio from the Shangri R??m??ya???a from the 18th century. As he passes through the glistening rain-filled clouds in the sky, disappearing then appearing once again from behind the clou...

Ram is the eldest son of King Dasharath and Queen Kausalya. He is loved by his people and admired by his brothers Bharat, Lakshman, and Shatrughn. He marries Sita, the daughter of King Janak and an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi. Ram’s stepmo...

Mahiravana’s telepathic powers tells him someone is calling him. It is nobody in the Patala Loka (netherworld) where he resides. It is not anyone in the Deva Loka (heavens) either. Voila! He recognizes that his father Ravana needs his help and goes to earth immediately. Ravana embraces his ...

The Hanuman Chalisa was created by the revered poet-saint Goswami Tulsidas during the 16th century in India. Tulsidas was a devoted follower of Lord Rama and was deeply inspired by the epic Ramayana and the character of Hanuman. Legend has it that Tulsidas had a divine vision of Hanuman, who appeare...