[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.3178 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3178 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3178 - **Language:** English ### [c9.3178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3178) TEJAŚCAṆḌA. A deva who adorns the god Sūrya with a flower garland daily. The idol of Tejaścaṇḍa is also used to be installed in temples. The idol is figured as one with a huge face and holding a sword and a lotus in his hands. (Chapter 51, Agni Purāṇa). - [Previous: c9.3177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3177) - [Next: c9.3179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3179) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Agnipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.51) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.3178) · Pramāṇa