Hanuman Images: 20 Hanuman Photos to Share

Hanuman Images and pictures to share the spirit of devition. Lord Hanuman holds a very special place among the Hindus across the world. In the current times, he is believed to be the ‘only living god’ and someone whose miracles have been seen and felt by several people. He is believed to give quick results to his devotees and that is why people have a lot of faith in Lord Hanuman.

About Hanuman:

Born as:	Vaanar (monkey)
Birth name:	Maruti
Other names:	Hanuman, Bajrangi, Pavanputra, Kapeesh, Sankat Mochak, among others

The birth name of Hanuman was ‘Maruti’, which means ‘son of Marut’, which is another name for Pavan dev (the wind god), who is known to be his divine father. ‘Maruti’ was born to Kesari and Anjana, who were his biological parents.

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Since childhood, Maruti was very naughty and used to trouble everyone. One day, while sitting near his window, he saw the sun and misunderstood it to be a sweet fruit. So, he flew towards the sun to eat it. The scared Sun god approached Lord Indra, who struck at Maruti with his ‘vajra’ (thunderbolt). The vajra hit Maruti on his jaw and he fell dead, on the earth, with a disfigured jaw.

His divine father, Pavan dev, (also known as Vayu dev) was very upset at this. He withdrew all air from the universe, causing immense discomfort to all living beings. Lord Shiva intervened and resuscitated Maruti. This pacified Pavan dev, and he released the air back into the universe. Since the mistake was done by Indra, he gave a boon to Maruti that his body would become as strong as his ‘vajra’. Other devtaas also gave boons and divine powers to Maruti. Due to the strike of Indra’s, Maruti’s jaw was disfigured, so he got the name Hanuman, which is actually a combination of two words ‘Hanu + Man’, where ‘hanu’ means jaw and man means broken or disfigured. Hence, Hanuman means ‘disfigured or broken jaw. Since that day, Maruti came to be known as ‘Hanuman’.

Though he has several names like Bajrangi, Mahabali, Aanjaneya, Kesari Nandan, Pavanputra. Then there are some names given to him due to his deeds like Sankat Mochak (remover of all hurdles), Room Doot (messenger of Lord Rama) etc. But the most common name the people use to address the deity is Hanuman.

Significance of Remembering Lord Hanuman:

Lord Hanuman is believed to be a sankat mochak. So, whenever someone is in some grave problem, and he/she remembers Hanuman with full devotion, it is believed that Hanuman comes to protect the person and remove the trouble.

It is believed that mere chanting his names drives away the evil souls and demons. So, whenever people are afraid of something, they chant his name, and they get stronger. Whenever someone is in doubt chanting of Hanuman Chalisa gives confidence. Just looking at his image gives self-confidence.

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Hanuman signifies strength, courage, self-confidence, intelligence, discipline and many more virtues. This is why; many people carry an image of Hanuman in their wallet or in the form of a locket or something. Many people share his image with their friends and relatives to help them overcome doubts and get these virtues.

Given below are 20 images of Hanuman, which you may share with your friends, families and relatives and encourage them to face the challenges in life with confidence and devotion to god.