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SURYA GOD
Surya

Surya is the solar deity Vedic, personification the sun also present in Indian mythology

Major Hindu temples dedicated to the Sun god in India

♦Świątynia Surji w Konarak ♦Świątynia Słońca w Modhera ♦Dakshinaarka , Gaya, Bihar ♦Bhramanya Dev , Unao , Madhya Pradesh ♦Surya Pahar , Asam ♦Suryanaar , w pobliżu Kumbhakonam , Tamilnadu ♦Suryanarayanaswamy , Arasavilli , Andhra Pradesh

Images for kids

  • Sunrise from Kausani, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

    Surya means Sun in Indic literature. Above: Sunrise in Uttarakhand, India

  • Surya statue, New Delhi, India - 20051204

    Surya sculpture

  • Lord Surya

    Surya iconography typically shows him holding lotus flower and riding in a horse-drawn chariot.

  • Modhera SunTemple

    Sun Temple, Modhera

  • Jinsha sunbird golden foil

    Sanxingdui in China - Golden Sun with birds. According to Chung Tan, this is akin to Surya.

  • Surya Namaskar sculpture at IGIA T3

    Sculpture depicting 12 asana's of Surya Namaskara A in Terminal T3 at IGIA Airport, New Delhi, India, created by Nikhil Bhandari.

  • Office Pongal celebration

    Pongal in Tamil Nadu

  • Kite shop in Lucknow

    Kite flying in Varanasi

  • Suryadeva

    Surya with consorts Saranyu and Chhaya

  • WLANL - 23dingenvoormusea - Suryabeeldje

    Surya-Beeldje (6137-1) Suryabeeldje


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