>>713113and thats not all theres another animal based deity thats widely worshipped
the Vanara (monkey) deity Hanuman that was Rama's right hand guy besides his brother Laxman
he plays an important role in the ramayana
like theres Rama and his whole protagonist arc but hanuman does most of the impressive feats
i mean in his childhood kid hanuman
>sees the sun and thinks its a ripe mango and decides to go and eat it>gets struck by indra's lightning >his dad Vayu (god of wind) withdraws al lair from the realm in protest>thus the head honcho Shiva revives him and gives him indestructibility hsapeshifting etc>the gods of the main elements grant him immunity from their elements ie fire, water and lightning>gets granted OP powers but plays prank on a meditating sage and gets hit with an amnesia curse>his powers later reawakened when he becomes an adult and pledges fealty to Ramaeven as an adult he's a Chad:
>sneaks into lanka by himself to look for Rama's kidnapped wife>uses fire immunity to set his own tail on fire and burn the whole of Lanka just to flex on Ravana's hubris>Literally carries a mountain full of herbs to heal Laxmana (rams brother) when he gets poisoned cause that was easier than finding the specific herb needed>tore open his own chest to show an inner mural of Rama and Sita within his chest as proof of honesty >married thrice ye never gave women the time of day practising celibacy until deaththere has to be a shared origin between him and sun wu kong from journey to the west
cause this has to be the most OP Character out there
