Thousands of Hindus offer prayers to the sun in Orissa

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Nearly half a million Hindu devotees took a holy dip in a pond in Orissa’s temple town of Konark and offered prayers to the sun in the belief that they would be cured of all diseases. According to legend, Hindu god Krishna’s son Shamba was cured of leprosy after a holy dip at the site of the Chandrabhaga river.

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The Solar Path of Liberation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri

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The book Om Yoga – Its Theory and Practice by Swami Nirmalananda Giri contains a section called “The Solar Path of Liberation”. This section shares knowledge from the inner yoga teachings and Upanishads about the significance of the Sun. “As the germinating seed struggles upward toward the sun and out into its life-giving rays, so all higher forms of life reach out for the sun, which acts as a metaphysical magnet, drawing them upward and outward toward ever-expanding consciousness. Sunlight is the radiant form of Om, so the sun initiates the entire solar system into Om.”

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The Greatest Story Ever Told: Religion Comes From Sun Worship (video)

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The 2007 documentary film Zeitgeist: The Movie begins by the telling The Greatest Story Ever Told: evidence that most modern religions come from Sun worship. Watch the first 30-minute part of Zeitgeist to learn about the astrological and solar connections to nearly every religion in recorded history. This hugely popular and controversial independent film has received both praise and criticism for it’s evidence and conclusion. Watch it and form your own opinion. Is the Sun at the center of every world religion?

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History of Sun Temple at Konark, Orissa

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This professional YouTube video shares the significant history and amazing artwork of the Sun Temple at Konark in Orissa, India. This Sun Temple took 12 hundred artisans and architects 12 years to construct. Learn also about the curative powers of Suyra, the Hindu Sun god, and the legend of Samba, son of Lord Krishna, who was cured of leprosy by worshiping the sun.

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This website is dedicated to the free discemination of information on the healing powers of the Sun and the spiritual practices of Sun Gazing and Surya (Sun) Yoga. All information is given in the spirit of the Sun, whom shares its Light and Love without restriction. May all of humanity benefit from the enlightening energy of the Sun and the wisdom of all beings who share in this service of Sun Yoga.


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