A very interesting - but not surprising - story. We Indians love to idolize and worship those we fancy, at any time, any place. *** The temple of Sir Thomas Munroe *** 03/08/2008 The story of how a picture of Thomas Munroe came to adorn the walls of a Hanuman temple near Cuddappah (in the present-day state of Andhra Pradesh in south India). http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2008/08/03/stories/2008080350280800.htm Just in case you need to know about Lord Hanuman, follow this link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman Who was Sir Thomas Munroe? See - http://www.electricscotland.com/hiStory/other/munro_thomas.htm and http://original.britannica.com/eb/topic-397630/Sir-Thomas-Munro --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar