The deity
…A painting in the maṇṭapa (of Sri Sūryanārāyaṇa)
The image in question: The deities in here are(spelt in Harvard-Kyoto conventions)
- Sūryanārāyaṇa
- Piṅgala,Daṇḍin(Citragupta,Yamarāja)
- Mahāśvetā(between Sūryanārāyaṇa’s feet)
- Uṣā and Pratyuṣā(the two archer Goddesses at the side,also called the Māricī-s)
- Surya’s charioteer Aruṇa
- The seven horses
- Brahmā and Śiva at the sides (the central Aditya being implicitly identified with Viṣṇu)
More can be noted here for those interested in an introduction https://manasataramgini.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/a-note-on-the-pantheon-of-the-indian-saura-tradition/
Isn’t lord suryanarayana usually represented holding the shankha and chakra? Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing
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Hello sir this is dhanu Andluri I’m an artist I did that lord surya painting I presented the painting on occasion of radhasapthami in arasavalli sun temple your post about painting is good sir
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Dhanu garu,I like your paintings of devas a lot! I even liked your painting of shrI rAmachandra!
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