Aruna may refer to:

Religion and mythology

Aruna (Hinduism) Aruna () is the charioteer of Surya (the sun god) in Hinduism. He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children were the mighty vultures Sam ...

, the charioteer of Surya in Hinduism *

Aruna (Hittite mythology) Aruna was the god of the sea in Hittite religion. His name is identical with the Hittite word for the sea, which could also refer to bodies of water, treated as numina rather than personified deities. His worship was not widespread, and most of ...

, a Hittite sea god *

Aruna Stambha Aruna Stambha (Sun Pillar) is a sixteen-sided tall monolithic chlorite stone Pillar having the idol of Aruna (Charioteer of Sun) on the top. It is about away from the Singhdwara (Lion Gateway) of Jagannath Temple in Puri. It is an importan ...

, a monumental religious pillar in Puri, Odisha, India *

Arunachala Annamalai (IAST: , 'Red Mountain') is a hill in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five main Shaivism, Shaiva holy places in South India. The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill. The hill is al ...

(''red mountain''), a shaivite holy site in Tamil Nadu, India

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Aruna (given name) Aruna is a Hindic, mostly feminine, given name that may refer to the following notable people: * Aruna (singer) (born 1975), American musician * Aruna Asaf Ali (1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher * Aruna Balraj (fl. from 2006), ...

Aruna (surname) Aruna is a Hindic surname that may refer to the following notable people: * Ade Aruna (born 1994), Nigerian player of American football * Aladi Aruna (1933–2004), Indian politician * D. K. Aruna (fl. 1994), Indian politician * Mucherla Aruna ...

* Aruna Mountains,

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

, India *

2313 Aruna __NOTOC__ Year 313 ( CCCXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantinus and Licinianus (or, less frequently, year 1066 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denom ...

, a minor planet

Religion and mythology

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