Order of the Sun (India)

Order of the Sun
Awarded by

Maharaja of Jaipur
Type Order of chivalry
Established 1947
Motto Yato Dharmastato Jai
यतो धर्मस्ततो जय
یتو دھرمستّو جے
Awarded for At the Mahajraja's pleasure
Founder Maharaja Sir Sawai Man Singh II
Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh Bahadur
Grades
  • Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)
  • Knight Commander (KCSI)
  • Companion (CSI)
Precedence
Next (higher) The Most Eminent Order of the Star of Dhundhar
Next (lower) Order of Merit

The Order of the Sun is a chivalric order of knights in India.[1] It was established by Maharaja Sir Sawai Man Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur, in 1947.[1] The motto of the Order of the Sun is Yato Dharmastato Jai, meaning 'Where There is Virtue, There is Victory' and the badge of the Order of the Sun is a "eight-petalled flower in red enamel".[1]

In her 2017 bal des débutantes, Ava Phillippe took Sir Sawai Padmanabh Singh as her date and as is customary with full evening dress, he was wearing the decoration of the Order of the Sun.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sainty, Guy Stair (17 August 2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1221. ISBN 9780971196674.
  2. Eledon, Geraldine (27 November 2017). "¡Una princesa! Ava Phillippe en el Baile de Debutantes -junto a una maravillada Reese Witherspoon" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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