Kesari

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Kesari is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the vanara chief and father of the deity Hanuman.

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Kesari canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Ramayana
mythological figure
appearsIn Hindu devotional literature about Hanuman
associatedWithAnimal monkey
associatedWithDeity Hanuman
associatedWithRegion Kishkindha
associatedWithText Ramayana
cosmicAssociation linked to the lineage of vanaras
culture Hindu mythology
familyRelation father
husband of Anjana
father Kesari self-linksurface differs
fatherOf Hanuman
gender male
languageOfName Sanskrit
meaningOfName lion-like
mentionedIn Puranic texts
mother Anjana
mythologicalStatus semi-divine being
notableFor being the father of Hanuman
religion Hinduism
roleInMythology father of a major deity
sonOf Kesari self-linksurface differs
species Vanara
spouse Anjana
Kesari self-linksurface differs
title Vanara chief
tradition Vaishnavism
worshipContext revered indirectly through devotion to Hanuman

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanuman parent Kesari
Anjana spouse Kesari
Anjana associatedWith Kesari
Kesari sonOf Kesari self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hanuman
Kesari spouse Kesari self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Anjana
Kesari father Kesari self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hanuman