In Hindu mythology, Suryadev or Lord Surya is a prominent figure. 'Surya' means 'sun' and 'Dev' means 'god'. Hindus most commonly will gaze at the sun when starting out any important task. He is the ruler of Navgraha (nine planets) that rotate around him in Hindu astrology. Being the son of Sage Kashyap and Aditi he is described as 'Aharpati' which means Lord of the day and 'Jagat Chakshu' which means Eye of the world. Married to three wives Saranyu, Prabha and Ragyi, he is the reason for rainfall in the world. The lord of Leo in the Zodiac he is worshiped as the visible form of God that one can see every day

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Surya is also recognized as one of the eight types of Lord Mahadeva, named the Astamurti. All of his names refer to a quality of awareness. Sunday is his ruling day. An early morning prayer to him, is a part of the daily ritual of Indian devotees. Surya Namaskar in yoga, is an example of this worship. The Surya Namaskar is a pattern of yogic exercises that devotees perform at sun rise in order to salute the sun. Surya makes day and night, offers energy to all living beings and rids them from ailments and lethargy. Among Hindus the Surya Puja is performed to appease the sun god. It is believed that one should always perform Surya Puja in case the influence of the sun is powerless or depleted in the horoscope. The gods in the Hindu mythology are appeased by chanting of the mantras. Suryadev is no such exception. 'Shri Surya Mantrashakti' features the most potent and powerful chants of hhis name. Sage Agastya recited 'Aditya Hridayam' to Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana. 'Aditya Hridayam' is a mantra closely associated with Lord Surya for strength in defeating one's enemies. In Hindu religion, the 'Gayatri' hymn is also associated by the sun.

Among Hindus the gazing of the sun is considered to be a sign of worship. It helps the devotee gain his eyesight when he acknowledges him by gazing at the sun. By performing the Surya Namaskar in the early morning, the devotee is blessed with strengthened bones, wealth, long life, progeny, cured illness and good-health. Surya Namaskar is the advanced version of the modern push-ups. Temples of Lord Surya are all the across the country. 'Suryanarayana Temple' is located in Tamil Nadu and is popularly 샌즈카지노 known as 'Suryanar-Koli'. 'Konark' is also another temple of Lord Surya at Orissa in Buguda of the Ganjam District. The Marthand temple in Kashmir was also an ancient temple dedicated to the sun god. It is believed to have been built around 9th century AD but destroyed by Muslim invaders later.

In Hindu mythology, the monkey king Sugriva was the son of Surya. Lord Rama is said to be a Suryavanshi (Sun Dynasty). His royal family is said to have descended from the sun. In Hindu religion, symbol of Surya is considered as one of the positive signs. They believe that  he symbolizes Lord Brahma during the day, Lord Shiva at noon and Lord Vishnu in the evening. His chariot is pulled by seven horses. Hence, he is sometimes referred to as Saptashva (Lord of Seven Horses).

The sun conure is a small bird from the parrot family. It is known for its remarkable color patterns and its intelligence. This bird can be a great addition to your family if you learn what it needs and how to care for it.

The sun conure is only about twelve inches long from head to tail. They have a large head and beak with very striking colors. They usually have lots of yellow, orange and green on them. Their beak is black and their feet are gray. This bird originates from the eastern parts of South America, mostly by the Amazon River. It isn't found in as many places as it used to be found because people came and took the birds to sell them. They used to be found in Southeast Venezuela, Northeast Brazil, Northern Amazon, Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana.

One of the best things about this bird besides its beauty is how affectionate it is. They are extremely social and absolutely love to interact with their owners. They will just sit on your shoulder for hours and even like to be held! If you get this bird you will have to spend plenty of time with it. This definitely isn't a shy bird.

Because of how smart this bird is, it is even capable of doing tricks! Some can even be potty trained. They do have the capability to talk but they use a somewhat squeaky voice. The sun conure loves to perform for people and play. They also love to take baths so you should provide a bathing dish. If you don't put a bathing dish in their cage then they will splash around in their water bowl. You can also mist them with a water bottle because they truly enjoy this.

The minimum cage size for this bird is 20 inches long by 20 inches wide by 24 inches tall. You should put several perches in the cage of various sizes. Sun conures also love toys so make sure you get some for their cage. Try to get lots of toys so they will have something to do. They even like to play with things like toilet paper rolls!

You should feed your sun conure a base diet of pellet formula. You can also feed fortified parrot seed. These birds will need to be fed fruits and vegetables in addition to this base diet. You can't just feed them seeds and expect them to be healthy. Also, don't leave any fresh foods in their cage for more than a few hours though. Also make sure they have fresh water at all times. Make sure you never feed your bird avocado, cabbage, parsley and iceberg lettuce.

Sun conures do make really fun, fascinating pets, but you should be aware that they can be very noisy birds. They usually will start to scream in the mornings and evenings. It is an extremely loud scream. You have to be prepared for this. You also have to remember that they require lots of attention. If you take good care of your bird it can live to be about thirty years old.