LORD HANUMAN
LORD HANUMAN Lord Hanuman according to Hindu tradition was the Lord of Celibacy who was a devotee of Rama and the first Avatar of Vayu the wind god. Hanuman was considered a Brahmachari who is a person on the path of Brahma. Hanuman has monkey traits. Kesari who was a Vanara and a chief was Hanuman’s father and Anjana, an apsaras was Hanuman’s mother. Hanuman’s spiritual father was Vayu. When Anjana was pregnant with Hanuman she received a bit of some sacred pudding from Vayu that was meant for King Dasharasha who wanted a male child. Because Anjana consumed the sacred pudding, Hanuman was born. Another version of Hanuman’s birth has Vayu and Anjana, who is in the shape of a monkey, as Hanuman’s parents. Hanuman pleased the Goddess Kahli and she made him a gatekeeper. Hanuman is also found in Buddhist texts. The Jain texts state that Hanuman was a supernatural being from the start. In Sikhism Hanuman was worshipped and his likeness was carried into battle by warr...