Why are there 7 horses in the chariot of Lord Suryadev?

Why are there 7 horses in the chariot of Lord Suryadev?

Lord Surya is called the king of Navagraha. He is called by many names like Aditya, Bhanu and Ravi etc. It is said that Suryadev is the only god who illuminates the entire world with his light. Besides, their visions are also visible. Also, Lord Surya resides on a golden chariot adorned with seven horses. The command of the seven horses in his chariot is in the hands of Arun Dev. But do you know why the chariot on which Lord Surya rides has only seven horses?

In fact, there are many mythological stories prevalent in religious texts regarding the seven-horse chariot on which Lord Surya rides. The names of these seven horses which handle the chariot of Sun God are Gayatri, Bharti, Ushnik, Jagati, Tristap, Anustap and Pankti. It is believed that these seven horses represent different days of the week. Apart from this, from the scientific point of view also the seven horses of the chariot represent seven lights. Which originates from the rays of the Sun God himself.Also, these seven horses of Sun God are seen to be associated with the seven colors of the rainbow. Because if seen carefully, the colors of these seven horses are different from each other and all these horses look different from each other. But all these horses themselves symbolize sunlight.

Lord Surya rides on a chariot drawn by seven horses and taking inspiration from this, many of his idols have been installed in many temples of Suryadev. The special thing in this is that all his statues have been made along with his chariot. The best example of this can be seen in Konark temple. Where there is a statue of Suryadev sitting on the chariot along with a huge chariot along with seven horses driving it and charioteer Arundev. It is said that Lord Surya and his chariot have been well depicted in this famous Konark temple.These mythological facts and religious beliefs prove that the seven horses in the chariot of Lord Suryadev represent the days of the week, while the one wheel in the chariot represents the year and the 12 lines in the wheel represent the 12 months.

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