[110] Shaivites assert him as an avatar of Shiva.[21] Hanuman's identification as among the list of eleven Rudras may mirror a Shaiva sectarian claim on an increasingly preferred god, suggesting his kinship with, and hence potential control in excess of, a category of brilliant and ambivalent deities. Hanuman's other qualities https://hindutemplesouthaustralia.politics.blog/2025/08/25/hindu-temple-in-adelaide-where-faith-meets-community/