{"id":3129,"date":"2018-11-12T10:49:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2018-11-12T10:49:47","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T10:49:47","slug":"hanuman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/further-information-and-teaching-resources-secondary\/photocard-texts\/hanuman\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanuman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3097\" src=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-728x1030.jpg 728w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-1060x1500.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-498x705.jpg 498w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1-450x637.jpg 450w, https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/img007-1.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>Download PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/iskconeducationalservices.org\/HoH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PCT-307.pdf\">PCT-307<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hanuman is often worshipped with Rama and Sita, but also alone.<\/li>\n<li>He is the patron deity of wrestlers, other sportsmen and soldiers.<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman embodies courage and physical strength, and simultaneously humility and devotion to duty. He can assume any form at will and can leap great distances.<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman is one of the main heroes of the Ramayana, and it is he who found Sita on the Island of Shri Lanka after her kidnap by Ravana.<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman is usually depicted kneeling before Sita, Rama and Lakshman as part of the Rama Parivar (Rama\u2019s family). He is also often shown effortlessly carrying a mountain as he flies through the air. Another famous picture illustrates an incident in which he ripped open his chest to prove that Sita-Rama were indeed present within his heart\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman\u2019s symbol is the mace.<\/li>\n<li>In his murti form, he is often a bright orange colour.<\/li>\n<li>According to some sources, Hanuman was actually born of Shiva and Parvati but was adopted by the wind-god (Vayu). He is therefore called Pavanasuta (son of air). He was later fostered by King Keshari and Queen Anjana. He is therefore called Anjaneya (Son of Anjana).<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman is a lifelong brahmachari (celibate), and therefore has no consort.<\/li>\n<li>The main festival in honour of Hanuman is his birthday, Hanuman Jayanti, celebrated in the month of Chaitra and falling sometime in April. Worshippers offer sweets and fruit (especially bananas) to the deity and listen to recitations of the Hanuman Chalisa. Games such as wrestling are popular.<\/li>\n<li>Stories:\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAnjaneya eats the sun\u201d STO-315<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHanuman carries the mountain\u201d, <em>and others from the Ramayan<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hanuman is often identified with the planet Mars, and is especially worshipped (for example by fasting) on Tuesdays.<\/li>\n<li>Further references:\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers\u2019 Book: pages 50, 67, 129<\/li>\n<li>CD Rom: PIC-051(c), PIC-051(b), TGD-04<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/Gods\/hanuman\/\">http:\/\/www.hindunet.org\/god\/Gods\/hanuman\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download PDF: PCT-307 Hanuman is often worshipped with Rama and Sita, but also alone. He is the patron deity of wrestlers, other sportsmen and soldiers. 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