Hanuman is the devoted assistant to Rama, the main character of the Ramayana, and a commander in the monkey army. Hanuman joins the entourage of Rama and his half brother Lakshmana in Book IV of the Ramayana, when Rama is searching for his abducted wife, Sita. While searching for her, Hanuman grows to a massive size and crosses the vast distance between India and the island Lanka, where Sita is being held by the demon Ravana, in one leap. He locates Sita, reassures her that she will be rescued, and returns to Rama with the good news. During the war against Ravana, Hanuman carries a mountain of medicinal herbs to restore the wounded monkeys and revive Rama and Lakshmana. At the end of the epic, as Rama prepares to leave the world, Hanuman agrees to remain alive as long as Rama’s story is told.
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