The common misconceptions about Lord Hanuman are ::
- Lord Hanuman has a monkey face, but the truth is He is Vanara ( nara (people) who live in Vana ( forests), so you can conclude that Lord Hanuman was a tribe or Kimpurusha, having few features of animal too. And Hanuman in sanskrit means a man with disfigured jaw.
- Females should not worship Lord Hanuman or even touch His idol, since He is Brahmachari, a celibate. But the truth is, all women can worship Him as he treats them as his mother, in the same way how he treated Sita devi as mother.
- Lord Rama left to vaikunta after his avatar purpose was fulfilled and few say Hanuman too left, but the truth is Lord Hanuman didn't accompany him, instead chose to stay back here on Earth. He is still present on this Earth, doing meditation by chanting Rama’s name. That is the reason, even today whenever Ramayana is recited in any place, a seat is kept empty in the Audience for Lord Hanuman.
- Lord Hanuman is not a mythical character, He is the most important Lord in Ramayana, who was born only to do service to Sri Rama. there is mention of Hanuman as God Shiva's Ansh ( form / child / possessing few qualities) in Skanda Purana and the Bhavishya Purana.
Source :: Pravachanam by Paripoornananda Saraswati garu.