Hanuman Avatar's

Hanuman’s Avatars :

A number of religious leaders have claimed to have seen Hanuman over the course of the centuries, notably Madhvacharya (13th century CE), Tulsidas (16th century), Samarth Ramdas (17th century), Raghavendra Swami (17th century) and Swami Ramdas (20th century).

 The 'Jain version' of Lord Hanuman :

Paumacariya (also known as Pauma Chariu or Padmacharit), the Jain version of Ramayana written by Vimalasuri, mentions Hanuman as a Vidyadhara (a supernatural being), who is the son of Pavangati and Anjana Sundari. In this version of Ramayana, Hanuman is not a celibate. He marries princess Anangakusuma, the daughter of Kharadushana and Ravana's sister Chandranakha. Hanuman is originally enraged at Rama for murdering his father-in-law Kharadushana. However, he becomes a supporter of Rama after meeting him and learning about Sita's kindapping by Ravana. 

 

The 'Jain version' of Lord Hanuman :

 

 

 Hanuman is one of the 7 chiranjeevs. The immortals who will live till the beginning of the next Satya Yuga. Hanuman rejected a pearl necklace gifted by to him by Sita saying "I don't accept anything that does not contain Ram." To prove his point he ripped his chest to show the presence of Ram in his heart.

 

Women are not allowed to touch Hanuman’s feet:

 

On Hanuman Jayanti, devotees put sindur on their forehead and visit Hanuman temples. They feed bananas to monkeys and men fast whole day. Hanuman is a bal brahmachari. So, men are allowed to worship and touch the idol. Women can worship but should not touch the idol.