*RELATIVES*
*NON-BELIEVERS*
*FAMOUS SURYAS*
*FICTIONAL SURYAS*
*SONGS FOR SURYA*
***THE GOLD STANDARD***
(“surya” (/ˈsʊərjə/, Sanskrit: सूर्य, IAST: ‘’Sūrya’’) means the Sun in Nepal and “india”)
(synonyms of Surya in ancient Indian literature include Aditya, Arka, Bhanu, Savitr, Pushan, Ravi, Martanda, Mitra, and “vivasvan”)
Surya also connotes the solar deity in Hinduism, particularly in the Saura tradition found in states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.
He is one of the five deities considered as equivalent aspects and means to realizing Brahman in the Smarta Tradition.
His iconography is often depicted riding a chariot harnessed by horses, often seven in number which represent the seven colour rays of the rainbow.
In medieval Hinduism, Surya is also an epithet for the major Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu.
In some ancient texts and arts, Surya is presented syncretically with Indra, Ganesha or others.
Surya as a deity is also found in the arts and literature of Buddhism and Jainism.
(‘surya’ is one of the nine heavenly houses (Navagraha) in the zodiac system of ‘hindu astrology’)
(‘surya’ or Ravi is the basis of Ravivara, or Sunday, in the ‘hindu calendar’)