"Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the birth of Hanuman, the popular deity who appears as a monkey. Actually, he is of the vanara, the race of ape-like humanoids who play a prominent role in the India epic Ramayana. The vanaras were created by the gods to assist the deity Rama.in his battle against the demon Ravana. Hanuman led the vanara in the fight against Ravana."