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What are the different forms of Hanuman ji , and why did he take those forms?

The celestial son of Wind God and avatar of Shiva, The Mighty Hanuman ji is eulogized in Various forms.
Here are some of them:
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1.) Sankat mochan :

In this form, He can be seen taking a mountain with him.
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2.) Pratihari :

He can be seen Standing or sitting, in a relaxed form, holding his Kaomudaki mace.
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3. Panchmukhi:

His Mighty Panchmukhi avatar beholds Combined powers of Poorna avatars of Shri Ram (Narasimha, Haygriva, Varaha) & Pakshi Raj Garud. He took this form to finish off Powerful demons Ahiravan & Mahiravan and to aid Sitaji in her battle against 100 headed Ravan.

4.) Ekadashi avatar :

This is also The universal form of Hanumanji, where he assumed Powers of almost all Gods, including Ram, Shiva, Ganesha, Bhairav etc. Not much is available about this form, but Ekadashi Hanuman armour was written by Brahma and Later told by sage agastya.

5.) Rama darbar :

In this form, he is seen in the Court of Shri Ram, eulogizing him, with folded hands.

6.) Son of Maa Durga :

He can be seen walking in front of Maa Durga, holding her flag in his hand ,along with Batuk Bhairav.

7.) Chaturbhuja Murty:

In this form, he Blessed a Ved Pandit named Kapila.

8.) Vimashti Bhuja Murty:

In this form, Hanumanji has got twenty hands with Infallible weapons in it. He appeared in this form at Brahmalok, where the Saptarishis along with Brahma prostrated before him.

9.) Astadasa Bhuja Murty:

In this form, He's got eighteen hands, Equipped with Deadly weapons. Sage Durvasa prostrated before him in this form.

10.) Trimsa bhuja murthy :

This is one of the Ugra forms of Hanumanji, where he has got 32 hands, with weapons. A king called Somdatta got his kingdom back after worshipping this form.

These were the ten major Forms of Lord Hanuman.

Further details related to Hanuman ji can be found in Hanumat Charita i.e a Life story of Hanumanji by Sage Parasara.