Anjani (mother of Hanuman)
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Anjani is a revered figure in Hindu mythology known as the divine mother of the monkey-god Hanuman.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mother of a deity
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Shiva
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ⓘ
Vayu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Hanuman Jayanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanuman birth legends
ⓘ
Vanara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Ramayana
ⓘ
Hindu goddesses and divine mothers ⓘ |
| child | Hanuman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
symbol of devotion leading to divine grace
ⓘ
symbol of maternal devotion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
devotee of Shiva
ⓘ
pious woman ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Vanara ⓘ |
| family | Vanara royal family of Kishkindha ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Anjani Parvat area near Hazaribagh (traditional association)
ⓘ
various Hanuman-related shrines in India ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Mata Anjani
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ⓘ
mother of Hanuman ⓘ |
| honorific | Mata (Mother) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the divine mother of Hanuman
ⓘ
penance to obtain a divine child ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryTradition | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Puranic literature
ⓘ
regional Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| mother | Anjani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Sanskrit root "añj" (to anoint, to adorn) ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Anjana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | origin figure explaining Hanuman’s divine powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sugriva (through Vanara lineage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Kishkindha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInText | mother of Hanuman in the Ramayana tradition ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance | example of tapas (austerity) rewarded by gods ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anjani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kesari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hanuman worship
ⓘ
Ramayana tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAlongWith |
Hanuman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kesari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.