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Sun

The importance of the sun to the vedic aryans cannot be over-emphasized if we accept the theory that they lived in the north-polar region. Being the giver of life, light and energy, the sun has naturally become a symbol of the creator. The famous gayatrimantra has been addressed to god the creator in and through the orb of the sun. the sun can also represent the cosmic sacrifice from which the whole creation has proceeded. The upanisads sometimes describe it as the celestial door leading to immortality.