Home›Sources›Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)SourcesSurya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/surya-national-museum-50-178.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/surya-national-museum-50-178Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-surya-50-178-national-museum-new-delhi-g, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Surya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/surya-national-museum-50-178}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (23 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedGoogle Arts and Culture, crediting the National Museum, New DelhiURLWell-attestedhttps://artsandculture.google.com/asset/surya-unknown/5AGTOXg70JOaiASource TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 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.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithDelhi, Cities Well-attested 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)tier 2Ganga, Deities Well-attested 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)tier 2Konark Sun Temple, Sacred Sites Well-attested 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)tier 2Surya, Deities Well-attested 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)tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 8 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 14 claims: 9 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds.Well-attested14Sacred Art & IconographyStanding Surya (National Museum, New Delhi, 50.178, from Konark)SourcesSurya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)Holds8Sacred Art & IconographyStanding Surya (National Museum, New Delhi, 50.178, from Konark)SourcesSurya, 50.178, National Museum New Delhi (Google Arts and Culture)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyStanding Surya (National Museum, New Delhi, 50.178, from Konark)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year