Añjanā

Añjanā
An idol of Anjani Mata, having son Hanuman in her lap in the Anjani Mata temple, Chomu
Information
Spouse(s)	Kesari
Children	Hanuman

Añjanā (Tamil: Anchanai, Malay: Anjani or Anjati, Thai: Sawaha) 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 was born on earth as monkey princess and married Kesari, a monkey chief. Vayu, god of the wind, carried the divine power of Lord Shiva to Anjana's womb, and thus Hanuman was himself an incarnation of Lord Shiva.^[1][2]

In Himachal Pradesh is the Goddess worshiped as family deity by several people.There is one temple dedicated to her at Masrer near Dharamsala District Kangra. It is believed that Anjana once came there and remained there for some time.One of the local revealed her truth to other villagers against the wish of Goddess Anjana. Hence she left but turned that local into a stone which lies outside her temple. Her vahana is a scorpion, hence believers worships Anjana after being bit by a scorpion. ANJANA

Filmography

Year	Name	Channel	Country	Played by
1976	Bajrangbali (film)	N/A	India	Durga Khote
1997	Jai Hanuman	DD National	India	Phalguni Parekh
2005	Hanuman (2005 film)	N/A	India	N/A
2010	Jai Jai jai Bajrangbali	Sahara One	India	Aparna Tarakad
2015	Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman	Sony Entertainment Television	India	Barkha Bisht Sengupta

Notes

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 978-90-6831-701-5.
2. Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam, ed. India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 68.