Añjanā

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 vanara princess and married Kesari, a vanara 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.

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• Hain dhanya anjana mai new anjana mata bhajan jay salasar balaji hanuman ambey bhakti
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In Himachal Pradesh is the Goddess worshiped as family deity by several people.There is one temple dedicated to her at Masrer near Dharamsala. 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 her wish. 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.