The origin of Sri Panchamukhi Hanuman can be traced to a story in Ramayana. During the war between Lord Rama and Ravana, Ravana took help of Ahiravana, the king of Pathala. Lord Hanuman in order to protect Lord Rama and Lakshman formed a fortress with his tail. Ahiravana took the form of Vibhishana the noble brother of Ravana and took Lord Rama and Lakshman to Pathala loka. Hanuman entered pathala loka in search of Rama and Lakshmana, He found that life of Ahiravana was hidden in the five lamps which were placed in different directions. He could be killed only by extinguishing all five lamps the same time. To accomplish this Hanuman had to take the form of Panchamukha Hanuman. This form of Hanuman has five faces. Hayagriva, Narasimha, Garuda and Varaha are the four other faces along with Hanuman's face. Hanuman using the five faces in different directions blows air to extinguish the lamps there by killing Ahiravana. Lord Hanuman is a God and an ardent devotee of the God Rama. He is one of the central figures in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He is the symbol of power & strength. Hindu religious's pious and powerful deity is Lord Hanuman also known as Pavanputra or Bajrang bali. Hanuman known also as Anjaneya, is one of the most important personalities in the epic, the Ramayana. Lord Hanuman was the son of the wind God. He was very strong and was a great devotee of Lord Rama. He helped lord Rama defeat the king of Lanka Ravan and get back Goddess Sita. He is a vanara who aided Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu, in rescuing His Consort, Sita, from the Rakshasa king Ravana. Standing Hanuman Statue is made of brass.
