Hanuman murti
photo by caribbeanfreephoto on Flickr
This temple, located about two minutes' drive from my home, has been under construction for the past several years. It was only last week I noticed the spanking new statue (murti) of the Hindu deity Hanuman now adorning the front of the as yet unfinished building.
This one is considerably smaller than its counterpart at the Dattatreya Yoga Centre & Mandir in Freeport, but striking nonetheless.
Hanuman (Sanskrit: हनुमान्, Hanumān), is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of Lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the struggle against the demon king Ravana. Also known as Anjaneya, Maruti, Pavanputra, Kesharinandan, Arbiter, Anjaniputra, Bajrang Bali and Hanumat, Hanuman's exploits are much celebrated in a variety of religious and cultural traditions, particularly in Hinduism, so much so that he is often the object of worship according to some bhakti traditions, and is the prime deity in many temples known as Hanuman Mandirs.
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