Iconography:-
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| A five headed Panchkula Hanuman Icon |
Hanuman's
iconography shows him either with other central characters of the Ramayana or
by himself. If with Rama and Sita, he is shown to the right of Rama, as a
devotee bowing or kneeling before them with a Namaste (Anjali Hasta)
posture. If alone, he carries weapons such as a big Gada(mace) and
thunderbolt (vajra), sometimes in a scene reminiscent of a scene from
his life.
In
the modern era, his iconography and temples have been common. He is typically
shown with Rama, Sita and Lakshmana, near or in Vaishnavism temples, as well as
by himself usually opening his chest to symbolically show images of Rama and
Sita near his heart. He is also popular among the followers of Shaivism.
In
north India, aniconic representation of Hanuman such as a round stone has been
in use by yogi, as a means to help focus on the abstract aspects of
him. In recent times, a half face saffron icon face of Hanuman has become
extremely popular in India with the trend of sporting the graphic on cars,
autos, trucks and even t-shirts across the country particularly in Bangalore.
The artist of this fierce faced Hanuman piece of art is Karan Acharya, a native
of Kudlu village from Kasargod district of Kerala said that he had hurriedly
drawn this for his friends and was surprised that it has become such a viral
rage online and offline. He is also shown carrying a saffron flag in service of
Goddess Durga along with Bhairav
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