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Hanuman
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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in Hindu mythology, a monkey-god, who forms a central figure in the Ramayana. He was the child of a nymph by the god of the wind. His exploits, as the ally of Rama (incarnation of Vishnu) in the latter's recovery of his wife Sita from the clutches of the demon Ravana, include the bridging of the straits between India and Ceylon with huge boulders carried away from the Himalayas. He is the leader of a host of monkeys who aid in these supernatural deeds. Temples in his honour are frequent throughout India.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hanuman'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hanuman.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hanuman'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hanuman.html. 1910.
