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Hanuman: Hero. Monkey. God

 

© K. L. Kamat
Hanuman, the Monkey
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



Hanuman, Laxman, and Jatayu attending to Rama
Bhatkal temple sculpture of 16th century A.D.
Ramayana Sculpture
Hanumanta  Leather poppet
"Hanumanta" Leather poppet

A man dressed as hanuman
A man dressed as hanuman

Sculpture of Hanuman

Hanuman takes Rama's Ring to Sita
Depiction of Ramayana in Indian Art
Hanuman Meets Sita
Hanuman in Indian Art
An Incomplete Sculpture of Hanuman
Remains of a school of scultpture (?), Sravanabelagola

Statue of Hanuman -- (Mukhyaprana)
Depiction of Hanuman as the controller of life
Hindu Deities

A Lamp Post near Hanuman Temple,

Decpiction of Hanuman in Kavi Art Form
Hanuman carrying a club (Gada) and a flag
Hanuman in Temple Art
Hanuman in Indian Mythology
Hanuman Meets Sita in Ashoka Garden
A Temple Sculpture from Kurudumalai

Rama's Follower Hanuman
Depiction of Hanuman in Kavi Art
Hanuman in Kavi Art
Hanuman as Devotee
Mascular Hanuman in Prayer
Painting from a Goan Temple

Hanuman Meets Rawana, Bhatkal Temple Sculpture
Notice the multiple faces of the king and Hanuman using his tail to make seat higher than the king
Sculpture from Khetapai Narayan Temple
Hanuman Meets Rawana
Hanuman Meets Rawana

Man Dressed as Hanuman the Monkey
Man Dressed as Hanuman
A yakshagana character as hanumanayak, 1985
A yakshagana character as hanumanayak, 1985

Hanuman in Obeyance
Detail from a Mysore Traditional Painting, Nanjanagudu
Hanuman in Indian Art
Painted Hanuman
Painted Hanuman

Hanuman Meets Rawana
Hanuman Meets Rawana
Ramayana in Sculptural Art
The Tricking of Sita
Hoysala period sculpture shows Rawana's people showing two heads to Sita, claiming that Rama and Lakshman are dead.

Hanuman Monkey Mask
See Also: Masks of India
Indian Monkey Mask
Art Inspired by Mythology
Mythological Painting
From Left to Right: Garuda, Rama or Vishnu, Sita or Lakshmi and Hanuman

See Also:

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

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