Hanuman Chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa is hindi and English poem written by Mahakavi Goswami Tulsidas in the sixteenth century in praise of Lord Hanuman. The poem is called a chalisa as it contains fourty verses. The structure of the poem is extremely simple and rhythmic, thus making it all the more popular. The poem praises Lord Hanuman's strength and kindness and recounts the Lord's great deeds.