Anjana

For other uses, see Anjana (disambiguation).

Anjana
An idol of Anjani Mata, having son Hanuman in her lap in the Anjani Mata temple, Chomu
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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 came to earth 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.

In Himachal Pradesh she is worshiped as family deity by several people.There is one temple dedicated to her 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 (Gaddi community) in to a stone which lies outside her temple. Here one thing new is anjana is also having a mount which is a Scorpio. people never visit doctor if scorpio Bites them rather they worship Goddess and poison has no effect on them.

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