The northern plains gray langur is a species of primate in the Cercopithecidae family. It is found in India on the lowlands north of the Godavari and Krishna rivers and south of the Ganges. It is thought to be introduced to western Bangladesh by Hindu pilgrims on the bank of the Jalangi River. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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‘Hanuman’ refers to the Hindu deity Hanuman who is the monkey-god and Entellus means ‘sacred’.
Hindu folklore tells the story of Hanuman, the monkey warrior who burned his hands and face while trying to rescue Lord Rama’s wife and thus, their name.
Here is the full story:
Hanuman, in Hindu mythology, the monkey commander of the monkey army. His exploits are included in the great Hindu Sanskrit poem the Ramayana (“Romance of Rama”).
While still a baby, Hanuman, the child of a nymph by the wind god, tried to fly up and grab the Sun, which he mistook for a fruit. Indra, the king of the gods, struck Hanuman with his thunderbolt on the jaw (hanu), thus inspiring the name. When Hanuman continued to misbehave, powerful sages cursed him to forget his magic powers, such as the ability to fly or to become infinitely large, until he was reminded of them. Hanuman led the monkeys to help the god Rama recover Rama’s wife, Sita, from the demon Ravana, king of Lanka (sometimes thought to be Sri Lanka). Having been reminded of his powers by Jambavan, the king of the bears, Hanuman crossed the strait between India and Lanka in one leap, despite the efforts of watery demonesses to stop him by swallowing him or his shadow. He was discovered in Lanka, and his tail was set on fire, but he used that fire to burn down Lanka. Hanuman also flew to the Himalayas and returned with a mountain full of medicinal herbs to restore the wounded in Rama’s army.
Lovely isn't it! Posted 12 years ago
Thanks for sharing the story. it was great. Posted 12 years ago