He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one of the chiranjivis.
Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Hanuman ( / ˈ h ʌ n ʊ ˌ m ɑː n/ Sanskrit: हनुमान, IAST: Hanumān Anjanaya) is a Hindu god and a divine vanara (monkey) companion of the god Rama.