Moderated by Forrest McGill, Asian Art Museum, with Pika Ghosh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Robert Goldman and Sally J. Sutherland Goldman, University of California at Berkeley; Philip Lutgendorf, University of Iowa

Philip Lutgendorf, University of Iowa: As Rama’s most cherished and indispensable ally, Hanuman performs many feats in the service of the hero of the Ramayana. One of the greatest of these occurs during the climactic battle of Lanka, when the monkey warrior undertakes a solo journey to the...