 Aniconic symbols of Surya include the Swastika and the ring-stone.Surya in Indian literature is referred to by various names, which typically represent different aspects or phenomenological characteristics of the Sun.Thus, Savitr refers to one that rises and sets, Aditya means one with splendor, Mitra refers to Sun as "the great luminous friend of all mankind", while Pushan refers to Sun as illuminator that helped the Devas win over Asuras who use darkness.