page_title: Surya Majapahit
section_title: Hindu deities
hierarchical_section_title: Surya Majapahit / Hindu deities
caption_attribution_description: English: Surya Majapahit, the sun emblem surrounded by Hindu gods commonly found in the ruin of Majapahit buildings. Trowulan, 14th century.
context_page_description: Surya Majapahit is the emblem commonly found in ruins dated from the Majapahit era. The emblem commonly took the form of an eight-pointed sun ray with the rounded part in the center depicting Hindu deities. The emblem might have taken the form of a cosmological diagram haloed by typical "Surya Majapahit" sun rays, or a simple circle with typical sun rays. Because of the popularity of this sun emblem during the Majapahit era, it is suggested that the sun emblem served as the imperial symbol or emblem of the Majapahit empire.
context_section_description: The most common depiction of Surya Majapahit consists of the images of nine deities and eight sun rays.
  The round center of the sun depicting nine Hindu gods called Dewata Nawa Sanga. The major gods in the center is arranged in eight cardinal points around one god in the center. The arrangements are:
  Center: Shiva
  East: Isvara
  West: Mahadeva
  North: Vishnu
  South: Brahma
  Northeast: Sambhu
  Northwest: Sangkara
  Southeast: Mahesora
  Southwest: Rudra
  The minor deities located at the outer rim of the sun, symbolized by eight shining sun rays:
  East: Indra
  West: Varuna
  North: Kubera
  South: Yama
  Northeast: Isana
  Northwest: Vayu
  Southeast: Agni
  Southwest: Nirṛti
  The emblem is rendered in many forms; sometimes it took the form of the circle of deities and sun rays, or just a simple eight-pointed sun ray such as the emblematic Surya Majapahit set into the ceiling of Candi Penataran. The deities in the sun arranged as cosmological diagram in the form of a mandala. Another variation of Surya Majapahit is the eight pointed sun rays with the god of sun Surya in the center riding celestial horse or chariot.
  The carving of Surya Majapahit usually can be found on the center ceiling of the Garbhagriha (inner sanctum) of the temple such as Bangkal, Sawentar, and Jawi temple. Surya Majapahit also can be found on the Stella, carving of halo or aura at the back of the statue's head. The carving of Surya Majapahit also commonly found in gravestone dating from Majapahit era, such as the Troloyo cemetery in Trowulan.
caption: The common carving of Surya Majapahit taken from Majapahit temple ruins, Trowulan Museum
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