The aura of the Sun..warmth, hope and happiness

The rays of the Sun give us power. Whether it’s Sunrise which signals the beginning of a day, or Sunset which signals the end of a tiring day, only for the beginning of a whole new day, the Sun gives us warmth, hope , happiness and the power to light up our lives.
Sunrise.The instant at which the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning. It is the beginning of a new day, pregnant with new hopes, wishes and dreams. Dawn (from an Old English verb dagian “to become day”) is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise.
Sunset. The moment when the Sun disappears below the western horizon. The end to another day. Whether it is a scorching day of summer or a mild one of winter, sunset holds a symbolic role; the end of a busy day and the beginning of a night means the promise of a new, fulfilling day ahead. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the time at which the sky becomes completely dark. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight.
Sunrises and sunsets can be spectacular. Seeing the sun go down behind the Himalayas or in the backdrop of the vast expanse of the Arabian Sea can be uplifting and a feast for the eyes. Seeing the sun come up behind the Sahyadris, cool wing enveloping the body, is an experience of a lifetime. Even in the city, seeing the sun set from a skyscraper, the city skyline in the backdrop, can be a feast for the eye if one is sufficiently oriented to the beauty of life around us. The intense orange colour of the sun, the drafty clouds in the sky and the locational features add a special quality to sunrise and sunset.

And then there is the role of the sun in Hindu mythology. Surya (“the Supreme Light”) also known as Aditya, Surya, Bhanu, Ravi or Phra Athit is the chief solar deity in Hinduism. Not limited to India alone, Sun worship is also a phenomenon in other cultures. The  Greek counterpart of Surya  is Helios and his Egyptian counterpart is Ra.

Here, I have posted pictures which bring about the beauty and the spectacle of the Sun at different locations around the country. Many of the pictures were taken with a  mobile camera, so the quality of the pictures may vary.

Any comments would be most welcome.

Sunset at Badarpur, Delhi

Sunrise at Banjara Hills , Hyderabad

Dusk at Chinchwad ,Pune

Sunset on Delhi Jaipur Highway

Sunrise on Eastern Bypass Kolkata

Sunset at Ecopark Kolkata

Dusk at Faridabad

Dawn at Faridabad

Sunrise at Faridabad_2

Sunset at Faridabad, NCR

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Sunset at Gachibowli, Hyderabad

Sunset at Gachibowli_2

Sunset at Haridwar

Sunset on the Hooghly, Kolkata

Dusk at Kalyani, West Bengal

Sunrise at Kovalam Beach, Chennai

Dusk at Lake Gardens Kolkata

Sunset at Lake Gardens ,Kolkata

Sunset at Lavasa (near Pune)

Sunset at Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra

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Sunset at Mandarmoni Beach ,West Bengal

Sunset at Mumbai seashore_2

Sunset at Mumbai seashore

Sunset at Mussoorie

Dawn at Panchgani, Maharashtra

Dawn at Perumbakkam ,Chennai

Dawn at Perumbakkam _2

Dawn at Perumbakkam _3

Sun behind the clouds at Perumbakkam , Chennai

Sunrise at Pondicherry

Sunrise on Pune -Hyderabad highway

Dusk at Purana Qila, New Delhi

Dusk at Rishikesh

Solar Eclipse at Sarita Vihar, New Delhi

Sunset at Shivneri, Maharashtra

Dusk  at Shivneri