Dear Devotees

Was asked the significance of Hanuman on Flag. Hope this information helps.

Hanuman is a very significant and powerful symbol on the flag of Arjun during Draupadi Festival .
Hanumanjis flag signifies sense control and mind control that gives victory. He reflects self
discipline. The following relates to the significance.

Wish u well over the Draupadi Thiruvizha.

Regards

Markham

Lord Hanuman had given a boon to Arjuna that he shall be there with
him in the greatest war of all time , which cannot be averted.

The story goes like this

Once Arjuna went to Rameshwaram on a pilgrimage. On seeing the Ram

setu, he exclaimed " Why didnt lord Rama, being a great archer , build a
bridge of arrows on his own rather than relying on some monkeys".
A talking monkey from a nearby tree appeared before Arjuna and asked
him whether he could build a bridge of arrows which could withstand
the weight of only one monkey.
Arjuna was quick to take up what he perceived as an implied challenge.
"Let us have a wager. I shall lay down a bridge of arrows. I am willing to
burn myself if it fails to bear your weight." The monkey agreed.
Arjuna, taking the aid of his famed quiver of inexhaustible arrows, laid
down a bridge across the ocean. The monkey jumped onto it and the
bridge collapsed. Arjuna constructed another bridge, this time laying his
arrows closer to each other, and asked the monkey to try again. The
monkey set out on the bridge in the direction of the island of Lanka yet
again but the bridge collapsed. Arjuna was ashamed of himself. Not
wasting any more time, he prepared a pyre and was about to step into it
and give up his life, when a youth held him back and stopped him. "What
were you about to do, o mighty prince?", asked the boy, surprised. "I
was given a challenge and I failed. I do not wish to continue with this
life now that I have faced such great shame", replied Arjuna. The boy
was aghast. "But was there an adjudicator? Who was there to see if the
challenger was playing fair? A contest without a judge is meaningless.
Pray construct another bridge and this time, I shall be the judge."
Neither Arjuna, nor the monkey could refute the boy's argument and so
they got ready for a third round. Infused with some confidence, Arjuna
built a third bridge, using every bit of his ingenuity. "There! Try crossing
it now", he said to the monkey. The monkey happily obliged. He walked
on, but the bridge was still solid. "He must have locked the arrows
together better this time", thought the monkey to himself. He began to
jump on the bridge but it did not collapse. It stayed strong. The monkey
was surprised. "Let me take on the form I took while leaping across the
ocean", he thought and lo! He was large as a mountain now.
Arjuna was awestruck when he saw that his challenger was none other
than the great Hanuman himself. He bowed his head in reverence,
realizing that sooner or later his bridge would succumb to the strength
of the great monkey. His foolishness in assuming that a bridge of arrows
would bear warriors like Hanuman becme quite apparent to him. He was
humbled. However, the bridge did not collapse. Not even under the
weight of the now gigantic Hanuman. Arjuna was nonplussed. He could
not comprehend what was happening. There seemed to be no logical
explanation as to why the bridge hadn't broken yet. Apparently,
Hanuman couldn't fathom things either. He began jumping on the bridge
but it still wouldn't yield. All the while the boy was smiling. In a moment
of enlightenment, it struck both participants of the contest that their
adjudicator was no ordinary boy. Arjuna and Hanuman fell at his feet
and then Vishnu was standing before them. "I am Raama, and I am
Krishna. I protected your bridge from collapsing, Arjuna. May this be a
lesson in humility for you. Vanity and pride undo the best of men. Dear
Hanuman, you should have known better than to humiliate Arjuna thus.
He is a fine warrior, one of the best of his times. How could you drive
him into giving up his life?" Arjuna and Hanuman sought the Lord's
forgiveness and He blessed them. "As an act of remorse, I shall stabilize
and protect your chariot in the great battle that is imminent.", said
Hanuman. "So be it. You shall be present on the banner of Arjuna's
chariot when he rides out to do battle in the great war of his age that is
to come.

The emblem of Hanumn on the flag of Arjuna is another sign of victory

because Hanumn cooperated with Lord Rma in the battle between
Rma and Rvana, and Lord Rma emerged victorious.

Now both Rma and Hanumn were present on the chariot of Arjuna to
help him. Lord Krishna is Rma Himself, and wherever Lord Rma is, His
eternal servitor Hanumn and His eternal consort Sit, the goddess of
fortune, are present.

Therefore, Arjuna had no cause to fear any enemies whatsoever. And

above all, the Lord of the senses, Lord Krishna, was personally present
to give him direction. Thus, all good counsel was available to Arjuna in
the matter of executing the battle. In such auspicious conditions,
arranged by the Lord for His eternal devotee, lay the signs of assured
victory.

Hanumn, decorating the chariots flag, was ready to shout his war
cries to help Bhima terrify the enemy. Earlier, the Mahbhrata had
described a meeting between Hanumn and Bhima.

Once, while Arjuna was seeking celestial weapons, the remaining

Pndavas wandered to Badarikshrama, high in the Himlayas.
Suddenly, the lakananda River carried to Draupadi a beautiful and
fragrant thousand-petaled lotus flower. Draupadi was captivated by its
beauty and scent. Bhima, this lotus flower is so beautiful. I should offer
it to Yudhisthhira Mahrja. Could you get me a few more? We could
take some back to our hermitage in Kmyaka.

Bhima grabbed his club and charged up the hill where no mortals were
permitted. As he ran, he bellowed and frightened elephants and lions.
He uprooted trees as he pushed them aside. Not caring for the ferocious
beasts of the jungle, he climbed a steep mountain until his progress was
blocked by a huge monkey lying across the path.

Why are you making so much noise and scaring all the animals? the
monkey said. Just sit down and eat some fruit.
Move aside, ordered Bhima, for etiquette forbade him to step over the
monkey.

The monkeys reply?

I am too old to move. Jump over me.

Bhima, becoming angry, repeated his order, but the monkey, again
pleading the weakness of old age, requested Bhima to simply move his
tail aside.

Unlimitedly powerful Bhima grabbed the tail and tried, but failed.
Amazed, he respectfully inquired as to the monkeys identity and was
overjoyed to learn that he had met his brother Hanumn, for both Bhima
and Hanumn were sons of Vyu. Hanumn first embraced Bhima and
showed him the huge form in which he had leaped to Lanka.

He then offered Bhima the following blessings.

I shall remain present on the flag of your brother Arjuna. When you roar
like a lion on the battlefield, my voice will join with yours to strike terror
into the hearts of your enemies. You will be victorious and regain your
kingdom.

Arjunas chariot is also known as the Kapi Dhwaja.

The chariot on which both, Sri Krsna and Arjuna, rode was donated by Agni (the fire-god) to
Arjuna, and that was indication that this chariot was capable of conquering all directions, wherever
it was drawn through out the three worlds. This was the story behind the gifting of the chariot
Once when roaming in the Khandava Vana, Arjuna and Krishna met the god of fire, Agni. Agni
was in great hunger and needed to burn down the entire Khandava Forest to quench his hunger But
Takshaka, the serpent-king lived in the same forest and was a friend of Indras. So the latter
brought down heavy rains to thwart Agnis plans to burn the woods. Agni requested Krishna and
Arjuna to help him realize his goal. The three of them then invoked Varuna, the God of the oceans,
who blessed Arjuna with the Gandiva the moon bow created by Brahma. In this way, Arjuna
came into possession of his famous bow. Agni also gave Arjuna an incandescent chariot with four
horses yoked, and bearing a flag that would one-day be occupied by Hanuman. Arjuna also
obtained his famous conchWith Krishna using the Sudarshana Chakra [12] Arjuna and Krishna
waged a successful battle against Indra and helped Agni burn down the entire Khandava Vana
including all its demons and evil spirits

To please Agni, the fire-god, Krsna arranged to offer him the Khandava forest. The Lord, asked
Arjuna to burn down the forest and would accompany him as his charioteer. Agni (the demigod in
charge of the southeastern portion of the universe) was so satisfied with the offering that he
presented Arjuna with the Gandiva bow, a team of horses, a chariot, two inexhaustible quivers, and
armor. The Lords chariot, yoked with the horses named Saibya, Sugriva, Meghapuspa and
Balahaka. Srila Viswantha Cakravarti quotes the following text of the Padma Purana describing
Lord Krsnas chariot horses: Saibya was green like a parrots wings, Sugriva yellow-gold,
Meghapuspa the color of a cloud, and Balahaka whitish.

Lord Hanuman meets Sri Krsna.

Lord Hanuman is Chiranjeevi one who lives forever. Thus even as various eras passed by
Hanuman was ever-present. He was also told that Lord Sriram would reappear as Lord Krishna at
a future time. Thus Hanuman appears in the Mahabharata at two junctures once to quell the pride
of Bheema and the second time to see Lord Krishna. We all know about the incident in which an
arrogant Bheema could not budge the tail of a feeble monkey (later realizing that monkey is
lord Hanuman himself) though he tried with all his might. But the meeting of Hanuman and Arjuna
is quite interesting as well.

In an argument between Hanuman and Arjuna, Arjuna claimed that he could reconstruct the bridge
built by the Vanar army during Lord Srirams war with Ravana using his archery skills. Hanuman
laid the challenge that if Arjuna could build a bridge that could withstand his weight, let alone an
armys, then he would be on the flag of Arjunas chariot in the war. But should Arjuna fail it was
decided that Arjuna would give up his life by entering a pyre. Arjuna built a bridge in a jiffy and
when Hanuman stepped on it the whole bridge collapsed, Arjuna, immensely disappointed decided
to end his life. At this moment Lord Krishna appeared and asked Arjuna to build the bridge again.
After Arjuna rebuilt the bridge, Lord Krishna touched the bridge and asked Hanuman to walk over
it. Despite his best efforts Hanuman could not break the bridge; at this instant Hanuman saw Lord
Sriram in Krishna and was overcome with emotion. He promised to aid Arjuna in the war by being
on the flag of Arjunas chariot, thus stabilizing and protecting it.

Arjunas Chariot bursts into flames at the conclusion of the war.

After the war was over Sri Krsna asked Arjuna to take down the Gandiva and get off from the
Chariot, as this is for his good only. Arjuna did as he was directed. After this lord Sri Krsna
abandoned the reins of the steeds and dismounted himself from the chariot as well. After Sri Krsna
had dismounted from that chariot, lord Hanuman that topped the mantle of Arjunas vehicle,
disappeared there and then. The top of the vehicle, which had before been burnt by Drona and
Karna with their celestial weapons, the chariot with its quick pairs of steeds, yoke, and shaft, fell
down, and reduced to ashes. Arjuna was amazed with this sight and with folded hands he asked Sri
Krsna on why the chariot has been consumed by fire. Vasudeva said that the chariot was
consumed by diverse kinds of weapons. It was because He had sat upon it during battle that it did
not fall into pieces, previously consumed by the energy of brahmastra, it has been reduced to ashes
upon his abandoning it