In times of trouble, it is a common faith among Hindus to chant the name of Hanuman. On Tuesdays and in some cases, Saturdays, many people keep fast in honour of Hanuman and give special offerings to him.

He is regarded as a special divinity of wrestlers and acrobats. Lord Hanuman is known for his superman powers, his celibacy, his ability to expand himself, and his learning. Students pray to him for intelligence and soldiers for strength. The worship of Hanuman symbolizes the worship of the Supreme Lord, for acquiring knowledge, physical and mental strength, truthfulness, sincerity, selflessness, humility, loyalty, and profound devotion to the Lord. Worship of Sri Rama is complete only with the worship of Hanuman. Every temple of Sri Rama contains an icon of Hanuman. Hanuman was a bachelor ( brahamachari) and is worshipped in all the temples of India. Hanumanji is known by many names as Anjaneya, Anjani Putra, Bajarangbali, Hanuman, Mahaveer, Marutinandan, Pavanputra etc. N - Nishkama-karma (selfless work in service of God).Lord Hanuman symbolizes the qualities of an ideal devotee of God, which can be represented by the letters of his name, as follows: Rama (deity worshiped as the seventh incarnation of Vishnu) is assisted by Hanuman, chief of the monkeys, in his great battle for the rescue of his wife Sita. In the Ramayana (Story of Rama) epics, Hanuman plays an important role. Hanuman, The Ramayan's monkey hero, is Rama's most loyal devotee. Hanuman is one of the most universally worshipped divinities of the HinduPantheon. Hanuman, the monkey deity in Hinduism, son of the wind-god Vayu or Marut and a semi-divine female called Anjana,who was married to a monkey.

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