Hanuman, the monkey God is considered Chiranjeevi (will live eternally). He is stong, full of valour, with various skills and powers. At the same time , he is wise, a great gnani, a yogi, a brahmachari. He had the one thought only - that of serving his Lord Rama with utmost humility and devotion. He is known as Siriya Thiruvadi. He is considered to be an amsam of Lord Siva.   He is known by various names  Hanuman, Anumandhayya,  Aanjaneyan,  Maruthi,   Anumandhan, Vaayunandhan,   Kesarinandhanan,   Aadhitasishyan  etc. He is worshipped in the temples as Bhaktha Hanuman & Veera Hanuman. He is seen seated humbly in front of Rama vigrahmas in the Rama sannadhis. There are also separate temples for Hanuman. As Bhaktha Hanuman he is seen holding both hands together in prayer. He is seen as Veera Hanuman, holding the mace in one hand & the sanjeevi Parvatham in the other. Devotees are blessed with courage, valour, wisdom, gnanam. He is very happy when he hears the Rama namam. Hence repeating the Raama namam is the best way to get his blessings. Hanuman or Anjaneya is the son of Anjana Devi. She was once a celestial maiden & was born as a monkey-woman as a result of a curse. She was living happily with her husband Kesari. When king Dasaratha performed a yagna praying for off-springs, he was yielded a pot of payasam(pudding) from the yaga fire. His wives shared the prasada & thus Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha & Shatrugana were born. A portion of this payasam was carried by the Lord of winds - Vayu Deva & fell in the hands of Anjana Devi and she gave birth to a lovely & strong son. Since Vayu Deva was responsible for the payasam reaching Anjana, he is also considered the father of Hanuman. (Vayu Puthran Hanuman). He grew up as a strong & mischievous young lad. He could travel as fast as the wind. He mistook the glowing sun to be a fruit & flew up to the sky & reached for the sun. Such was his might & will power even as a child. Lord Indra was upset & struck Anjaneya with his thunderbolt (Vajraayudham). Vaayu Deva was upset that his son was struck & he stopped blowing. The whole world was in trouble without winds. All the Gods offered various powerful boons to Anjaneya, thus making him more powerful & invincible than before. Vayu Bhagavan was pleased & started his work again.   He played a major role in the happenings in Ramayana, the great epic. When Rama was banished from his kingdom Ayodhya by his mother Kaikeyi, he reached the forests with his wife Sita & borther Lakshmana. Sugreeva with his army & Hanuman was in hiding from his brother Vaali. Hanuman met Rama & thereafter was with Rama forever. When Sita Devi was abducted by Ravana, the demon king, he flew across the oceans & found Sita Devi in the Ashoka vanam in Lanka. He consoled Sita Devi and set fire to Lanka, destorying many asuras. He served as the emissary of peace to Ravana's court. He assisted Rama in crossing the ocean by building the sethu bridge along with his vanara freinds. During the war he flew to bring the Sanjeevi mountain, full of medicinal herbs to revive Lakshmana who had fallen. When the victorious Rama returned to Ayodhya & was crowned king, he continued to serve him, ever at his service.   Anjaneyar is worshipped with offerings of butter & Vadaimalai (a garland of vadais). Butter is applied to the mouth & tail of Hanuman statues in temples. Devotees pray to the Lord & apply dots of kumkumam to his tail from the starting point to the tip of the tail to pictures at home.