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SUN AND THE PLANETS
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(SURYA & GRAHAS)
Symbols
SUN (SURYA) Lolus in each of the two hands
MOON (CHANDRA) Mace and varada pose or vase and rosary OR lotus and lotus
MARS (MANGALA)
MERCURY (BUDHA) Vara, javelin, javelin, mace. Vara, sword, shield, mace OR javelin and rosary, OR bow and rosary or OR stall and vase or sakti yoga mudra javelin, mace, ritual wand Goat
Lion
JUPITER (BHIHASPATI) Vara, rosary, vase, stail OR book and rosary OR vase and rosary
Vehicle
Chariot driven by 10
One-wheeled chariot driven by 7 horses, or one horse with 7 heads
Golden chariot driven by % horses
A sana
Sinhâsana.?. standing pose or seated Two
Hands
Two
Two or four
Two or four
Two or four
Afise.
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Lion or chariot driven by 4 horses
Kirita crown: Danda and Rohivi on right, Kanti and Pingala* on two sides carry Shobha, wives, on two ing shield and sword. A writer sides (sometimes) holding a pen; sometime wives Rājni and Nikshubhā holding Aly-whisks
VENUS (SUKRA)
SATURN (SANI)
RAHU
KETU
Simbols
Vara, rosary, vase, staff OR vase and rosary
Vara, arrow, bow, javelin OR staff and Vara OR staff and vase, staff and rosary
Vara, sword, shield, javelin. añjali mudra
Vara and mace OR sword and lamp
Vehicle
Chariot driven by eight or ten horses
Vulture
Vulture, he-buffalo, chariot driven by eight vultures Two or four
Ilands
Two or four
Two Carved like half-moon. Ugly faced. Tiger mouth
Misc.
Four Like serpent-lail. Ugly face
A sanu
Simhasana
* Danda (Yama) and Pingala (Agni) are the door-Keepers of Surya
