SYST13416 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Priestly Source
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The sculpture is in the sun temple of. Konark, odisha, india. (as cited in national museum of india, 2012, para. The sun god has been represented as riding a chariot driven by seven galloping horses with reins in the hands of his charioteer. (mark, 2016 para. The sun god is presented as a very powerful god in the myths. Some myths even talk about the destruction of the world because of sun gods anger on humans. (mark, Sculptures and paintings has played a very important role in the ancient time to describe the feelings, to pass on the stories and to praise the lords by worshiping their sculptures. (mark, 2016 para. Sun god"s sculpture was kept in the temple since early 1700. (mark, 2016 para. Even till now surya (sun god) plays an important role in hindu religion. (sathya, 1) every hindu is supposed to worship sunrise every morning before starting their day. (sathya, 2016, para.