Hanuman's sindoor

Once, Hanuman asks Sita Mata (after Ram had become king and in Ayodhya) that why did u keep sindoor on your fore head? She replied that I keep it for the welfare of my Lord (Ramji).

Then Hanuman thought for a while and covered his entire body with sindoor. This shows how much he has devoted to Lord Ram.

This story was told by our Guruji and my mom told this to us.

Thanks for sharing this with us kiranraghu.

I've heard this story before.

Hanuman asks Devi Sita why she keps sindoor on her forehead and she reples that it is for the welfare of her lord. He asks her if that is so why keep so little - why not keep lots more (Pure and innocent love, affection - Lord Ram is lucky!!!). Hanuman wanted his contribution in that too. So he covered his whole body and boasted that Devi Sita kept only a little sindoor on her forehead but he had covered his body with it. Some versions mention that he came into the royal court and showed Ram what he had done too. This is the reason they give sindoor along with the prasad in Hanuman temples. Normaly only the sacred ash is given in the shrines of the male gods. But sindoor is given only in Hanuman temples.

And that is a beautiful picture.