Surya

Surya (/ˈsʊərjə/; Sanskrit: सूर्य sūrya, also known as Aditya, Bhanu or Ravi Vivasvana in Sanskrit, and in Avestan Vivanhant, is the chief solar deity in Hinduism and generally refers to the Sun in Nepal and India.

Surya is the chief of the Navagraha, the nine Classical planets and important elements of Hindu astrology. He is often depicted riding a chariot harnessed by seven horses which might represent the seven colors of the rainbow or the seven chakras in the body. He is also the presiding deity of Sunday. Surya is regarded as the Supreme Deity by Saura sect and Smartas worship him as one of the five primary forms of God. The Sun god, Zun, worshipped by the Afghan Zunbil dynasty, is thought to be synonymous with Surya.

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Arka form

"Arka" form is worshiped mostly in North India and Eastern parts of India. The temples dedicated to the "Arka" form of Surya are Konark Temple in Orissa, Uttararka and Lolarka in Uttar Pradesh, and Balarka in Rajasthan. There was an old sun temple in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh named Balarka Surya Mandir, built by King Tilokchand Arkawanshi in early 10th century AD which was destroyed in the 14th century during the Turkish invasions. The Surya temple in Konark was built by Ganga Vamsi king Narasimha Dev. Sun Temple, Modhera in Gujarat was built in 1026 AD by King Bhimdev of Solanki dynasty.

Surya (film)

Surya is a 2004 action Bengali film directed by Haranath Chakraborty. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Anu Chowdhury in the lead roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film Aadi.

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Surya (Telugu actor)

Surya Kumar Bhagvandas (Telugu: సూర్య కుమార్ భగవాన్ దాస్) is an actor in the Telugu Film Industry portraying characters in supporting roles. He started his journey as an actor with the Telugu movie Vikram (1985). He has been awarded four Nandi awards in his acting career spanning thirty years, two for TV performances as best villan (PREMINCHU, PREMALO JEEVINCHU) and best supporting actor (JANANI JANMABHOOMI) and two for film performances in films SINDOORAM and SHOW. In Neelakanta's SHOW, a Telugu film which won National Awards for Best Regional Film and Best Screenplay, Surya plays the male lead opposite Manjula. This performance brought him a special jury Nandi award in 2001. Surya has acted in more than 500 films and television episodes till date.

Early life

Surya's father Lt. Col. R. D. Bhagvandas and mother Prabhavathi Bhagvandas and the family moved to Hyderabad and started a school called 'Trinity Public School'. He was a teacher for 28 years and for several years his teaching and acting jobs ran concurrently. He joined the second batch of Students from Madhu Film Acting School (1984) after completing Bachelor of Arts in English literature and Bachelor Of Education and was awarded the gold medal for most outstanding student.