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    HANUMAN

    By

    Vikram Gupta

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    Hanuman: The Greatest

    Devotee of Shri Ram

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    How Hanuman was born

    There was a verybeautiful Apsara calledPunjikasthala

    She was cursed byBrihaspatito be bornas a monkey

    So she prayed to Lord

    Shivaand got a boonthat she will get backher form after he isborn as her son

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    How Hanuman was born

    Lord Vishnu decided to beborn as Ram on earth

    He wanted Lord Shiva tocome with him

    So, Lord Shiva was born asthe son of monkeys Kesari(Brihaspatisson) andAnjana(Punjikasthala)

    The wind god, Pavan,

    carried a drop of divine piefrom Dasarathspalace toAnjana and is consideredHanumans Godfather

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    How Hanuman got his name

    One morning Hanumanwoke up hungry

    He thought the morning

    sun was fruit and jumpedto get it

    Rahutold Indrato protecthis unique right to swallow

    Surya Indra struck Hanuman with

    Vajra(lightning) and brokehis Hanu (jaw)

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    How Hanuman got his name

    Pavanwas extremely angry

    He carried Hanuman to acave and took all the airfrom the three worlds,

    suffocating all beings Lord Bhamha came to the

    rescue. He fixed the brokenbone and named the babyHanuman

    He also blesses Hanumanwith immense powers andprotection fromBramhastra

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    Hanumans education

    Hanuman wanted Suryato be his teacher

    Surya refused saying heis always on the move

    Hanuman grew to anenormous size, put eachleg on two mountainranges and made his

    request again and againalways facing the sun

    Surya was pleased andtaught him everything

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    Meeting of Hanuman and Ram

    Ram and Lakshman weresearching for Ma Sita

    They met a group of

    monkeys led by Sugreevwho were banished byhis brother Bali

    Hanuman was in

    RishyamukhParvatwithSugreevsgroup whereRam and Lakshmancame during their search

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    Search for Sita

    The monkeys searchedeverywhere but could notfind her

    Finally bird Sampatitoldthem about Ravanabductingher across the ocean in hisflying chariot

    None knew how to cross the

    ocean But the wise bear Jambavan

    reminded Hanuman of hispowers

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    Search for Sita

    Then Hanuman grew to animmense size and jumpedacross the ocean

    Sursaa huge demon rose out

    of the water and wanted toswallow him

    Hanuman kept growing andso did Sursasmouth

    Suddenly Hanuman turnedtiny, and flew in and out of

    her mouth Finally, Hanuman found land,

    the island of Lanka,Rakkhosher Desh

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    Messenger of Ram

    After a long search Hanumanfound Sitain a garden (AshokVatika) in Lanka surroundedby Rakkhoshi guards

    But then Hanuman chased allthe guards away andidentified himself by showingher Rams ring

    Before leaving Hanuman saidhe was hungry, and Sita told

    him to take the fruits fromthe trees

    Then Hanuman wreakedhavoc in the garden, breakingtrees

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    Burning of Lanka

    Ravansent larger and largerforces to tame themonkey but they were allbadly bashed up

    Ravansson IndrajitusedBramhastra to tie him up

    Hanuman let himself becaptured

    Then Ravanordered

    Rakkhoshes to wrapHanumans tail with clothand set fire to it

    Hanuman kept growing histail longer.

    Once the tail was on fireHanuman broke his bonds andgrew enormous He leaped from building to

    building burning everything

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    Building the Bridge

    Hanuman brought back Sitasnews and jewelry to Ram

    He and the rest of monkeys

    and bearsthen built a bridgeacross the ocean to Lanka

    Many think that the under-water structure seen from

    satellite photos is that of thebridge built by Ram and hisarmy

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    Saving Lakshman

    Indrajit(or Meghnad)shot Lakshmanunconscious with

    Shakti Hanuman got Lankas

    best doctor Sushenwho said that only

    Sanjeevaniherb canrevive him but it has tobe brought beforedawn

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    Saving Lakshman

    Hanuman jumped all the way across India to

    the Himalayan mountain

    On the way, he killed Kalnemiwho was sent byRavan to kill him

    Hanuman could not recognize the herb, so

    lifted the whole hill and brought it back just intime to save Lakshmans life

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    Rescuing Ram and Lakshman

    Ahiravan abducted

    Ram and Lakshman

    and took them to

    Patalpuri

    As he was preparing to

    sacrifice them,

    Hanuman reached andkilled Ahiravan andreturned with Ram and

    Lakshman

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    Hanuman: Devotee of Ram

    Lord Ram said to Hanuman, I am greatly indebtedto you, O mighty hero. You did marvelous,superhuman deeds. You do not want anything inreturn. you have not asked for anything at anytime. You threw away the precious garland of pearlsgiven to you by Sita.

    How can I repay my debt of gratitude to you? I willalways remain deeply indebted to you.

    I give you the boon of everlasting life. All will honorand worship you like myself. Your idol will be placed

    at the door of my temple and you will be worshippedand honored first. Whenever my stories are recitedor glories sung, your glory will be sung before mine.You will be able to do anything, even that which Iwill not be able to!

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    Did you know?

    Hanuman is one of the seven immortals He can take any shape at will

    His body is strong like thunder (Vajrangaor Bajrang);

    No weapon can penetrate him Hanuman is Rams greatest devotee and is said

    to come wherever people worship Ram

    Sankat Mochan: Those who worship Hanuman

    are free from danger Much, much later, during Mahabharat, Hanuman

    helped Bheem(his brother) and Arjun(by ridingon his chariots flag)

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    Hanuman Temples

    Ayyoddha New Delhi

    Trinidad

    Hempstead, NY

    Udgir

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    Songs about Hanuman

    16thcentury poet, Tulsidas, the author ofRam-charit-manas, wrote 40 verses onHanuman called Hanuman Chalisa

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    Quiz!

    Who was Hanumans mother? Anjana (or Punjikasthala)

    Why is Pavan considered HanumansGodfather? Because he brought a drop of divine pie to Anjana

    How could Punjikasthalascurse be lifted? By Shivas Avatar being born as her son

    What made Pavan withdraw all the air fromthe world? Because Indra struck Baby Hanuman with his

    thunderbolt

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    Quiz!

    Who was Hanumans teacher and why was heso persistent to learn from him/her? Surya, because he has complete knowledge.

    Where did Hanuman meet Ram? Rishyamukh mountains

    How did Hanuman escape Sursa? By making her mouth grow wider and wider by

    enlarging himself and then shrinking and flyingthrough

    Where did Hanuman find Sita? In a garden in Lanka (Ashok Vatika)

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    Quiz!

    How did Hanuman burn Lanka? By jumping around with his burning tail

    What did Hanuman do to save Lakshman?

    He jumped across India and carried a mountain fullof medicinal herbs back before sunrise

    From which abductors grasp did Hanumansave Ram and Lakshman?

    Ahiravan, the ruler of the underworld (Patal)

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    Final Question!!

    Where is this temple?

    Trinidad

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    Acknowledgment

    I thank Neepa Mashi for giving me theopportunity to present the story of Hanuman

    I thank my dad without whose technical helpthis presentation would not be possible

    I thank my mom for letting me use hercomputer

    I thank all of you for listening to mypresentation