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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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[[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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Ādityas (Sanskrit: आदित्य, pronounced [ɑːd̪it̪jɐ]), meaning "of Aditi", refers to the offspring of Aditi. In later 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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Wikipedia:Adityas