108shree

Stories of the Hindu tradition

Follow the path of a god.

The gods, sages and heroes of the Hindu tradition, and the threads that join them.

Thou art the son of the Wind, my child--equal to him in the power of leaping.
Valmiki Ramayana

Begin here

  1. How Hanuman was bornReady to read
  2. Hanuman leaps for the sunReady to read
  3. Hanuman meets RamaReady to read
  4. Rama gives Hanuman his ringReady to read
  5. Hanuman prepares to leap to LankaReady to read
  6. Hanuman crosses the oceanReady to read
  7. Hanuman searches Lanka by nightReady to read
  8. Hanuman finds SitaReady to read
  9. The burning of LankaReady to read
  10. Hanuman tells the monkeys at MahendraReady to read
  11. Hanuman pleads for Vibhishana's refugeReady to read
  12. Hanuman strikes Ravana, and Ravana praises himReady to read
  13. The mountain of herbsReady to read
  14. Hanuman's second mountainReady to read
  15. Hanuman brings the news to Bharata at NandigramaReady to read
  16. Sita's necklace for HanumanReady to read
  17. Hanuman and Bhima in the forestReady to read

A mala has 108 beads.

Here, each story is a bead on a figure’s path. Take one at a time.