In India, monkeys aren’t always viewed particularly fondly. As Philip Lutgendorf, an emeritus historian at the University of Iowa, wrote in a 1997 paper, the animals “are most often treated as ...

On February 9, 2025, worshippers can seek the blessings of Lord Hanuman for courage, strength, and protection from negative ...

Hindus revere them as a symbol of the monkey deity Hanuman, whose simian army helped rescue Sita, the god Rama's wife, from a demon king, according to a Sanskrit epic. Langurs' black faces and ...

Like Madan Kumar Saini, who runs a sweet shop next to an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the monkey-god Hanuman. About a decade ago, he says, monkeys attacked a woman nearby while she was on her ...

He was told that it was Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god. But what was a huge Hindu god doing in the streets of modern Muslim Indonesia? The answer is, I think, a fascinating story of tolerance and ...

In the Marvel's film Black Panther, M’Baku, the tribe's leader in Wakanda, shouts “Glory to Hanuman!” in the original English ...

He was told that it was Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god. But what was a huge Hindu god doing in the streets of modern Muslim Indonesia? The answer is, I think, a fascinating story of tolerance and ...

The Jakhoo or Jakhu temple in Shimla is an ancient temple visited by several Hindu devotees all year round. Dedicated to the monkey God Hanuman, the temple hosts a big festival on Dushera every year.