Veer Maruti

We have all heard of Lord Anjaneya and his devotion for Baghvan Ram.I have always wondered why Hanuman is wearing sindoor all over.I am sure many may know the reason for this.Here is an interesting story which tells us the reason for the sindoor or rather why Lord Anjaneys is smeared with sindoor all over.
Read on....

One day, Hanuman noticed that Sitaji wore a red powder in the parting of
Her hair. Curious, Hanuman enquired, what it was that She was wearing. “
Dear Hanuman, it is sindoor that I am wearing”, said Sitaji. “What is
sindoor and why was it so important?” asked Hanuman. Sindoor makes
Lord Ram happy and would give Him a long and happy life, explained Sitaji.
Hanuman scratched his chin and thought for a while. He realised that
Sitaji did it because she loved Ram and showed it by putting sindoor
in Her hair. “I love Ramji too,” thought Hanuman, “And I’m going to prove
it!” So guess what He did? Well if Sita ji can put sindoor in Her hair to show
Her love, He decided to cover Himself with it to show His love! He took the
sindoor powder and smeared his whole body with it. And He felt very
happy and smiled a big smile. When He entered Sita’s room, He was
completely red, His face, the nose, dhoti, everything was completely red.
It looked as though He had taken a bath in the red powder!
Sita looked at Him in surprise and asked Him why he had covered himself
in sindoor. With a shy smile Hanuman said, “ Sitaji, you are a Devi, a
goddess. By putting a little sindoor in your hair, you can make Lord Ram
happy and His life longer. But I am only His servant, His dasa, so I will
have to do more than that. And that is why I had to cover my whole body
with sindoor.”
So,this is the reason why Hnuman is red. This also
shows the great love Hanuman had for Lord Ram and how much He
thought about the welfare of Lord Ram, His master.
Jai Gurudev...