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Surya is the lord of Simha (Leo), one of the twelve constellations in the zodiac system of Hindu astrology. Surya or Ravi is the basis of Ravivara , or Sunday , in the Hindu calendar. [ 19 ] Major festivals and pilgrimages in reverence for Surya include Makar Sankranti , Pongal , Samba Dashami , Ratha Saptami , Chath puja , and Kumbha Mela .
Devotees also perform the Surya Namaskara, recite 108 names of Surya, and pray for help to ward off evil, infirmity and disease. At the same time, devotees extoll Mitra (Vedic Mitra-Varuna) as the Pratyaksha devata , the māyā́ -minded, far-sighted, thousand-eyed light and fire of the Sun, worship of whom is considered especially beneficial ...
Lord: Shukra (Venus) Symbol : Front legs of bed, hammock, fig tree; Deity : Bhaga, god of marital bliss and prosperity; Indian zodiac: 13°20' - 26°40' Simha; Western zodiac 7°06' - 20°26' Virgo; 12 Uttara Phalgunī - उत्तर फाल्गुनी "second reddish one" Denebola: Lord: Surya (Sun) Symbol: Four legs of bed, hammock
Savitr, the god of the morning sun; associated with Surya; Aṃśa, solar deity; associated with Surya; Aryaman the god of customs, hospitality, and marriages; Bhaga, god of fortune; Vivasvan, the god of the sun; Tvāṣṭṛ, the god of architecture and smithing; blacksmith of the gods; Pūshan, patron god of travellers and herdsmen, god of ...
He was the spiritual son of Surya. Sugriva aided Rama in his quest to liberate his wife Sita from the captivity at the hands of Ravana. Suketu: A yaksha who performed a yajna to get an heir, with the strength equal to thousand elephants. After the ritual, he got a daughter named Tataka.
The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya. Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu (in the form of Vamana). [2] They appear in the Rig Veda, where they are 6–8 in number, all male.
In section 7.99 of the Rigveda, Vishnu is addressed as the god who separates heaven and earth, a characteristic he shares with Indra. In the Vedic texts, the deity or god referred to as Vishnu is Surya or Savitr (Sun god), who also bears the name Suryanarayana. Again, this link to Surya is a characteristic Vishnu shares with fellow Vedic ...
Some time after going to the forests, Yudhishthira became troubled upon realising that he was unable to feed the Brahmanas who followed him to the forests. On the advice of his priest, Sage Dhaumya, Yudhishthira stood in river and appeased Surya, the Sun god, by reciting his 108 names.