In temples throughout India, Hanuman appears in the form of a monkey with a red face that stands erect like a human. He typically is shown with a distinctly heroic aspect, and in some images he appears with a fierce visage or in a five-faced form (panchamukha). He is often depicted with a mace or club (gada), heroically carrying a mountain of restorative medicinal herbs, or tearing open his chest to reveal Rama and Sita in his heart. In the 20th century and into the 21st century, Hanuman iconography has gained significant muscle mass, and he is increasingly depicted in ways that emphasize his strength and bodybuilder physique. It has become a common practice to erect tall statues of the god.
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