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title: Surya Figure, Khajuraho
author: Anindita Basu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5449/surya-figure-khajuraho/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Surya Figure, Khajuraho

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## Image File

[![Surya Figure, Khajuraho](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5449.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5449.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Surya](https://www.worldhistory.org/Surya/), the Sun [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Khajuraho/), Madhya Pradesh, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/), 11th CE.

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## About the Author

Anindita is a technical writer and editor. Her off-work interests include Indology, data visualisation, and etymology.
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## Cite This Work

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