As I rightly guessed it’s the mighty Hanuman, the vanar god, flawless devotee of Lord Ram. Hanuman, also known as Vayuputra or the son of the Wind god in mythology is the personification of strength and knowledge. Hanuman is renowned for his unconditional devotion towards Lord Ram. He is a great singer who could melt the hardest of rocks with his heavenly music and he is also well-known for his celibacy. He is one of the strongest characters in the Indian epic Ramayana. In the Khmer version of Ramayana, Reamker, there’s another story (in the Thai version too). Ravana’s daughter Sovanna Maccha (the Golden Mermaid) falls in love with Hanuman. During the time of’ ‘Sethu Bandhan'( the building of the bridge in the ocean to reach Langka) Ravana sends his daughter with her accomplices to jeopardize the task. The rocks the monkey troupe throw into the ocean disappeared the next morning. To solve the mystery of the missing rocks, Hanuman dives down into the sea and meets with this beautiful daughter of Ravana. He realises that the rocks were carried away by the mermaids as per the instructions of their leader Sovanna Maccha. Though she tries to evade Hanuman in the beginning, soon Sovanna Maccha falls in love with the mighty Hanuman and thus goes the story…