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Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)

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The Google Arts and Culture record for a standing Surya from the Konark Sun Temple, Eastern Ganga dynasty, Orissa, dated 1200 to 1300 CE, khondolite stone, held by the National Museum, New Delhi, accession 50.178, describing the god standing with a lotus in each hand on a seven horse chariot driven by Aruna, flanked by the attendants Danda and Pingala and the consorts Chhaya and Suvarchasa.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
Google Arts and Culture, crediting the National Museum, New Delhi
URL
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/surya-unknown/5AGTOXg70JOaiA
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: a museum-partnered digital collection record crediting the National Museum, New Delhi directly, used here for the object's date, medium and iconographic detail, corroborated independently by Wikipedia's article on Surya's general iconography.
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Delhi, Cities

This source names Delhi directly: "held by the National Museum, New Delhi, accession 50.178, describing the god standing with a lotus in each hand on a seven horse chariot driven by Aruna, flanked by the attendants Danda and Pingala..."

Source Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)
Ganga, Deities

This source names Ganga directly: "from the Konark Sun Temple, Eastern Ganga dynasty, Orissa, dated 1200 to 1300 CE, khondolite stone, held by the National Museum, New Delhi, accession 50.178, describing the god standing with a lotus..."

Source Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)
Konark Sun Temple, Sacred Sites

This source names Konark Sun Temple directly: "record for a standing Surya from the Konark Sun Temple, Eastern Ganga dynasty, Orissa, dated 1200 to 1300 CE, khondolite stone, held by the National Museum, New Delhi, accession 50.178, describing..."

Source Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)
Surya, Deities

This source names Surya directly: "Arts and Culture record for a standing Surya from the Konark Sun Temple, Eastern Ganga dynasty, Orissa, dated 1200 to 1300 CE, khondolite stone, held by the National Museum, New Delhi, accession..."

Source Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)
Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)

This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 9 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 17 claims: 11 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds.
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