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“Brought the whole mountain.” Hanuman, Painted in Sindoor for Rama.
The story behind the line. It's from the Ramayana. Rama's brother Lakshmana lay gravely wounded in battle, and the herbs that could save him grew on a far-off mountain. Hanuman flew there but couldn't tell which plants were the right ones, so he lifted the whole mountain and carried it back. Devotees love it as the picture of devotion that does whatever it takes.
Hanuman is the tireless devotee of Rama, a vanara of the Ramayana and a son of the wind. Born with strength enough to leap oceans, he put every gift to Rama's service: finding Sita in Lanka, and carrying a whole mountain of healing herbs when one plant could not be found. Devotees picture him orange with sindoor, hands folded or mace raised, and recite Tulsidas's Hanuman Chalisa for courage, steadiness and humility. His strength serves love.
Printed on a heavyweight Comfort Colors garment-dyed sweatshirt, soft and lived-in.
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