Lord Hanuman is renowned for bravery, power, selfless service, courage, devotion and loyalty. He is a great devotee of Lord Rama. He is the epitome of devotion, knowledge, valour, strength, courage, and humility and stanch dedication to virtue or justice. He is easily reachable just by chanting the name Ram. He is a noble hero in Hinduism as well. Hanuman is actually a monkey god.

This deity is a provider of courage, hope, knowledge, intellect and devotion. He is pictured as a robust monkey holding a mace or gada that is a sign of bravery and having a picture of Lord Rama tatooed on his chest, which is a sign of his devotion to Lord Rama. He is called as Mahaveera or the great hero and Pavan-suta or son of air. He is also called as Bajarangbali.

Hanuman acquired immortal fame after rendering invaluable service to Lord Rama. A character of highest morals, Hanuman is worshipped throughout the country with great zeal and fervor.

Some of the important temples are as follows: Jhakhu Temple in Shimla, Hanuman Tok in Gangtok, Hanuman Mandir in New Delhi, Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami Ashram in Chennai, Mehandipur Balaji Temple in Dausa, Sri Viswaroopa Adhivyadhihara Bhaktha Anjaneyaswami Temple in Chennai, Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Temple, Sri Veeramangalam Anjaneyar Temple, Sri Yoga Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Sri Anjaneya Temple, Sankatmochan Temple are some of the famous Hanuman Temples in India.