EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
EditorialSurya, the Sun God, depicts riding a chariot drawn by seven horses, holding two lotus flowers. At his feet, a female figures, goddesses of dawn and dusk, driving away the demons of darkness with bow and arrows. Detail. 9th-10th centuries. Pergamon Muse...
EditorialIndia: Hindu men and women with sacrificial offerings to the sun god Surya standing in Banganga Tank, Walkeshwar Temple, Mumbai, during the Chhath Puja festival celebrations