DeitySaura
Surya: Temples & Festivals
सूर्यThe Sun; source of light, life, health and time; chief of the Navagraha. Also called Aditya, Ravi, Bhaskara, Savitr, Mitra, Divakara, Martanda, Vivasvan, Pushan, Arka.
Surya is the Hindu Sun god, the visible deity and chief of the Navagraha. He crosses the sky in a chariot of seven horses driven by Aruna, the dawn, and is father of Yama, Yamuna, the Ashvins, Shani, Karna and Sugriva. The Gayatri mantra is addressed to him, and he is worshipped through Surya Namaskar, the sunrise Arghya, Chhath and great Sun temples such as Konark.
