Anjana

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An idol of Anjani Mata, having son Hanuman in her lap in the Anjani Mata temple, Chomu.
An idol of Anjani Mata, having son Hanuman in her lap in the Anjani Mata temple, Chomu.

Añjanā was the mother of Hanuman, one of the heroes of the Indian epic, the Ramayana. According to one version of the story, Añjanā was an apsara named Puñjikastalā, who came to earth and married Kesari, a monkey chief. Vayu, God of the wind, became attracted to her one day in his travel over the earth. Their union produced Hanuman.[1]

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  1. ^ Pollet, Gilbert (January 1995). Indian Epic Values: Ramayana and Its Impact: Proceedings of the 8th International Ramayana Conference, Leuven, 6-8 July 1991 (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta). Peeters. ISBN 978-9068317015. 
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