Surya | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-27

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00:01:27 1 Texts and history
00:01:37 1.1 Vedic
00:03:28 1.2 Epics
00:04:15 1.3 Buddhist
00:04:50 1.4 Greek and Persian influences
00:05:40 2 Iconography
00:07:44 2.1 Arka, Mitra and other synonyms
00:09:06 3 Astronomy
00:10:26 4 Zodiac and astrology
00:11:15 5 In Buddhism
00:12:08 6 Sun Temples
00:14:10 6.1 Dedicated temples
00:16:03 6.2 Surya temples outside India
00:18:03 7 Surya in Indian culture
00:18:13 7.1 Festivals
00:19:26 7.2 Dances
00:19:47 8 Surya Namaskar
00:20:34 9 Gallery
00:20:43 10 See also



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Surya (; Sanskrit: सूर्य, IAST: Sūrya) is a Sanskrit word that means the Sun. 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, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. Surya is one of the five deities considered as equivalent aspects and means to realizing Brahman in the Smarta Tradition. Surya's iconography is often depicted riding a chariot harnessed by horses, often seven in number which represent the seven colours of visible light, and seven days in a week. In medieval Hinduism, Surya is also an epithet for the major Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma 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. Major festivals and pilgrimages in reverence of Surya include Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Ratha Sapthami, Chath puja and Kumbh Mela.