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Hanuman Chalisa
The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn addressed to Lord Hanuman. It has been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi Language and is his best known text apart from the Ramayana named as ‘Ramacharitamanas’. The word ‘chalisa’ is derived from the word ‘chalis’, which means the number forty in Hindi, as the Hanuman Chalisa has 40 verses.
By VENKATARAMAN MHanuman Chalisa
The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn addressed to Lord Hanuman. It has been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi Language and is his best known text apart from the Ramayana named as ‘Ramacharitamanas’. The word ‘chalisa’ is derived from the word ‘chalis’, which means the number forty in Hindi, as the Hanuman Chalisa has 40 verses.