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Surya

Surya (/ˈsuːriə/ SOO-ree-ə; Sanskrit: सूर्य, IAST: Sūrya) is the Sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a means to realise Brahman. Throughout Indian literature, Surya has been given multiple…

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Abode
Suryaloka
Affiliation
Deva, Adityas, Navagraha
Children
Vaivasvata Manu (son) · Yama (son) · Yamuna (daughter) · Ashvins (twin-sons) · Revanta (son)
Consorts
Sanjna and Chhaya[note 1]
Day
Sunday
Festivals
Pongal, Sankranti, Chhath, Samba Dashami

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related to Dedicated temples · 40
Surya → Also, Andhra Pradesh, Arasavalli, Asia, Bihar, Calingae, Chicacole, Deo, Deo Sun Temple Built, Deo Surya Mandir, In, India, It, Kalinga, Kalingapatnam, Kalingga Kingdom, Kamaladitya Sthan, Kamlark Surya Mandir, Kandaha, Kandaha Surya Mandir
related to Festivals · 34
Surya → Aditya Ranubai, Another, Bihar, Chhath, Diwali, Ganges, Goa, Hindu, India, It, Kartik Puja, Krishna, Lakshmi, Maharashtra, Makara Sankaranti, Mithila, Other, Pongal, Radha, Raib Parva
related to Hinduism · 34
Surya → Anushtubha, Aruṇa, Brihati, CE, Central Asian, Chhaya, Gayatri, He, Hindu, Hinduism, His, In, In Hindu, It, Jagati, Kundi, Northern, Pankti, Paṭṭadakal, Prabha
related to Indonesia · 34
Surya → Adipati Karna, Anoman, Aswin, Batara, Batara Surya, Chaya, Dewi Anjani, Dewi Kunti, Fortunately, In Indonesia, Indonesian, Interestingly, Mahabharata, Manu, Prabha, Ragyi, Raiwata, Rewanta, Sangya, Sani
related to Buddhism and Jainism · 27
Surya → After, Ananta Gumpha, BCE, Bhaja Caves, Bodhgaya, Buddhist, CE, Chandra, Earliest, Greco-Bactrian, Greece, Greek, Helios, Hellenistic, In, India, Iranian, Jain, Khandagiri, Kushan
related to Surya temples outside India · 26
Surya → After, Arab, Asian, BCE, Buddhism, Cambodia, Ghazni, Hindu, Hindu-Muslim, Indian Hindu, Ismaili Shia, It, Mahmud, Multan, Muslim, Pakistan, Panjab, Sun Temple's, Sunni, Thailand
related to Vedic · 24
Surya → Aditi, Agni, Angirases, Dhatri, Dyaush, However, In, Indra, Indra-Soma, Indra-Varuna, Indra-Vishnu, Mitra-Varuna, Purusha, Rigveda, Rigvedic, Soma, Sun, Surya's, Sūrya, The
related to Temples and worship · 22
Surya → BCE, Ganesha, Gangadhar, Hindu, Hinduism, India, Kadwaha, Madhya Pradesh, Mandasor, Many, Michael Meister, More, Rajasthan, Reliefs, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, Similar, The, These
related to Zodiac and astrology · 20
Surya → Babylonian, BCE, Deifying, Greek-Roman, Hindu, In, India, Indian, Indus Valley Civilization, It, Navagraha, Ravi, Ravivara, Sun, Sunday, Surya's, The, Vedanga Jyotisha, Vedas, Vedic
related to Astronomy · 19
Surya → Aryabhata, Aryabhatiya, BCE Hindu, Brahmagupta, Earth, For, Indian, Khandakhadyaka, Lalla, Latadeva, Other, Panca Siddhantika, Romaka, Sanskrit, Sisyadhivrddida, Surya Siddhanta, The, These, Varahamihira

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sun temple temples hindu also india century one shiva deity navagraha god found indian two various texts deities iconography mahabharata

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SuryaAbodeSuryaloka1.00infobox
SuryaAffiliationDeva, Adityas, Navagraha1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenVaivasvata Manu (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenYama (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenYamuna (daughter)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenAshvins (twin-sons)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenRevanta (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenShani (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenTapati (daughter)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenSavarni Manu (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenSugriva (son)1.00infobox
SuryaChildrenKarna (son)1.00infobox
SuryaConsortsSanjna and Chhaya[note 1]1.00infobox
SuryaDaySunday1.00infobox
SuryaFestivalsPongal, Sankranti, Chhath, Samba Dashami1.00infobox
SuryaMantraGayatri Mantra1.00infobox
SuryaMantraOṃ ādityāya namo namaḥ1.00infobox
SuryaMantraOṃ sūryadevāya namaḥ1.00infobox
SuryaMountChariot drawn by seven horses Charioteer: Aruṇa1.00infobox
SuryaNumber11.00infobox
SuryaOther namesAditya1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesVivasvat1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesMartanda1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesSavitr1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesBhaskara1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesBhanu1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesDivakara1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesSuryanarayana1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesRavi1.00infobox
SuryaOther namesKathiravan1.00infobox

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