Surya Figure, Khajuraho

Anindita Basu
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Surya, the Sun God. He holds lotuses, a mace, and a water pot. Not visible clearly in this picture is a also a time wheel that's in one of his bottom left hands. He wears a breastplate. His charioteer, Aruna, sits at the front. Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 11th CE.

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Basu, A. (2016, July 29). Surya Figure, Khajuraho. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5449/surya-figure-khajuraho/

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Basu, Anindita. "Surya Figure, Khajuraho." World History Encyclopedia, July 29, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5449/surya-figure-khajuraho/.

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