▁the ▁imperial ▁symbol ▁or ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁Maj ap ah it ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁H indu ▁de ities ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁dep iction ▁of ▁S ury a ▁Maj ap ah it ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁images ▁of ▁nine ▁de ities ▁and ▁eight ▁sun ▁ray s . ▁The ▁round ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁sun ▁dep ict ing ▁nine ▁H indu ▁gods ▁called ▁D ew ata ▁N awa ▁S anga . ▁The ▁major ▁gods ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁arranged ▁in ▁eight ▁cardinal ▁points ▁around ▁one ▁god ▁in ▁the ▁center . ▁The ▁arrang ements ▁are : ▁Center : ▁Sh iva ▁East : ▁Is var a ▁West : ▁Mah ade va ▁North : ▁V ish nu ▁South : ▁Bra h ma ▁N ortheast : ▁S amb hu ▁North west : ▁Sang k ara ▁S out heast : ▁Mah es ora ▁South west : ▁Rud ra ▁ ▁The ▁minor ▁de ities ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁outer ▁rim ▁of ▁the ▁sun , ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁eight ▁sh ining ▁sun ▁ray s : ▁East : ▁Ind ra ▁West : ▁Var una ▁North : ▁Kub era ▁South : ▁Y ama ▁N ortheast : ▁Is ana ▁North west : ▁V ay u ▁S out heast : ▁Ag ni ▁South west : ▁N ir ṛ ti ▁ ▁The ▁em blem ▁is ▁rendered ▁in ▁many ▁forms ; ▁sometimes ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁circle ▁of ▁de ities ▁and ▁sun ▁ray s , ▁or ▁just ▁a ▁simple ▁eight - point ed ▁sun ▁ray ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁em blem atic ▁S ury a ▁Maj ap ah