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Kesari

A chief of the monkeys who lives on Mount Sumeru, husband of Anjana and the earthly father of Hanuman, whom the Ramayana calls both the son of Kesari and the son of the Wind.

Sources: The Ramayana of Valmiki, tr. Hari Prasad Shastri (1952-59), on wisdomlib; The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Kesari's web

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Kesari consort of

Anjana (Mortal)
Anjana is the wife of Kesari.

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The Ramayana of Valmiki, tr. Hari Prasad Shastri (1952-59), on wisdomlib § uttara.35 Primary text (translation)
The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § vana.146 Primary text (translation)