Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas

by Goswami Mitali | 2018 | 68,171 words

Hinduism Purana

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This page relates ‘Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Puranas’ of the study on the Vedic influence of Sun-worship in the Puranas, conducted by Goswami Mitali in 2018. The tradition of observing Agnihotra sacrifice and the Sandhya, etc., is frequently observed among the Hindus. Another important innovation of the Sun-worship in the Puranas is the installation of the images of the Sun in the temples.

Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas

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Part 1 - Eulogy of the Sun-god in the Purāṇas

Part 2 - Purāṇic Sūrya, the Atmospheric Deity

Part 3 - Sūrya, the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer

Part 4 - Sūrya, the Time

Part 5 - The twelve Ādityas in the form of the twelve months

Part 6 - Sūrya, the Ultimate Reality

Part 7 - The Depiction of Sūrya in the Anthropomorphic Form

Part 8 - Mode of Worship

Part 9 - Iconographic Traces of Sūrya in the Purāṇas

Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Purāṇas

Last Updated: 03 April, 2021

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