Phra Ahtit (fig.), the sun god and god of Sunday
at
Tantra Thewala, i.e. the ‘Tantra
Idol Shrine’,
which is also known as
Wat Phra Siwa Chao,
i.e. the
‘Lord
Shiva
Temple’, in
Bangkok (fig.).
In
Sanskrit,
he his known as
Surya
(fig.).
Here, he is depicted with a halo of sun flames (fig.)
and seated in the
royal relaxation-position,
whilst holding two
large
sunflowers as
his
attributes.
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