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− | [[Ādityas]] ([[Sanskrit]]: [[आदित्य]], pronounced [ɑːd̪it̪jɐ]), meaning "[[of Aditi]]", refers to the offspring of [[Aditi]]. In later {{Wiki|Hinduism}}, [[Aditya]] is used in the singular to mean the [[sun]]. | + | |
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+ | [[Ādityas]] ([[Sanskrit]]: [[आदित्य]], pronounced [ɑːd̪it̪jɐ]), meaning "[[of Aditi]]", refers to the offspring of [[Aditi]]. In later {{Wiki|Hinduism}}, [[Aditya]] is used in the singular to mean the [[sun]]. Solar deities, each displaying iconographic elements derived from those of [[Surya]]. There are twelve. | ||
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