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Chhath (Hindi: छठ, also called Dala Chhath) is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, unique to Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai. This major festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Chhattisgarh. Hymns to the Sun can be found in the Vedas, the ...
The syllabus for the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) varies depending on the class and stream (Science, Commerce, Arts). Class 10th (Matriculation) Syllabus: The class 10th syllabus covers core subjects like Mathematics, Science, Social Science, English, and Hindi. It also includes optional subjects like Sanskrit, Urdu, etc.
The composition of the Surya Shataka is commonly regarded to have cured the poet of leprosy due to the grace of Surya. [6] In other accounts, the illness cured is stated to be blindness. [7] According to temple tradition, Mayura undertook a penance to propitate Surya at the Deo Surya Mandir located at Deo in present-day Aurangabad district, Bihar.
Surya was a primary deity in veneration by the characters of the Mahabharata and Ramayana. [18] [19] Surya is depicted with a Chakra, also interpreted as Dharmachakra. 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 ...
Deo Sun Temple is a Hindu temple in Bihar, India. The temple is a solar shrine, dedicated to Surya, the sun god, for Chhath Puja. The temple is located in Deo Town, Aurangabad. The Temple is unique as it faces west, the setting sun, not the usual rising sun. [2]
Bihar is the second poorest state in all of India. [32] In Bihar, around 80% of the population relies on agricultural production, and over 40% of the population is considered to be below the poverty line. [33] The state has poor levels of educational attainment and a high rate of illiteracy. Access to education is a major factor in the region's ...
The Surya Upanishad opens stating that its objective is to explain and state the Atharvaveda mantra for the Sun. Brahma is the source of the Surya mantra, asserts the text, its poetic meter is Gayatri, its god is Aditya (sun), it is Hamsas so’ham – literally, "I am he" – with Agni (fire), and Narayana (Vishnu) is the Bija (seed) of this mantra. [3]
The Surya Siddhanta is a text on astronomy and time keeping, an idea that appears much earlier as the field of Jyotisha of the Vedic period.The field of Jyotisha deals with ascertaining time, particularly forecasting auspicious dates and times for Vedic rituals. [25]