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Mārtanda
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thumb|Martanda (an aspect of the Sun-God or Surya), [[Gahadavala dynasty, Rajasthan, 12th century CE]] Martanda () in Hinduism is the eighth and last of the Vedic solar deities called Adityas. He is known as an Aditya by virtue of being born to Aditi.
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- Instance of
- Hindu deity
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Kashyapa
- Mother
- Aditi
- Sibling
- Ādityas
- Image
- Martanda (An aspect of the Sun-God or Surya), Gahadavala, Rajasthan, 12th century CE.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Surya
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- worshipped by
- Hindu mythology
- domain of saint or deity
- Sun
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thumb|Martanda (an aspect of the Sun-God or Surya), [[Gahadavala dynasty, Rajasthan, 12th century CE]] Martanda () in Hinduism is the eighth and last of the Vedic solar deities called Adityas. He is known as an Aditya by virtue of being born to Aditi.
==Etymology== Mârtânda is etymologically derived from mârta, meaning “dead or undeveloped” (a word connected with mrita, the past participle of mri, "to die") and ânda, "an egg or a bird". The name denotes a dead sun, or a sun that has sunk below the horizon.
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