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

Hanuman takes Rama's Ring to Sita Depiction of Ramayana in Indian Art
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Hanuman in Obeyance Detail from a Mysore Traditional Painting, Nanjanagudu
	Rama Sorrounded by Sita, Laxman and Hanuman Tanjore School of Painting
Hanuman on Top of Kadri Hill, Mangalore Towering statue of Hanuman the monkey
	The Tricking of Sita Hoysala period sculpture shows Rawana's people showing two heads to Sita, claiming that Rama and Lakshman are dead.
Rama's Follower Hanuman Depiction of Hanuman in Kavi Art
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Nature Scene Painting by artist N. Hanumantaih
	An Incomplete Sculpture of Hanuman Remains of a school of scultpture (?), Sravanabelagola
Painting of Hanuman from a Temple Wall

See Also:

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