In Hindu mythology, seven horses traditionally pull the chariot of the Sun god Surya.
Surya is the personified Sun and an important Vedic and Hindu deity. In traditional descriptions and images, he rides across the sky in a chariot drawn by seven horses, with the charioteer Aruna guiding it. The seven horses are often interpreted as representing the seven days of the week or the seven colors of visible light, although symbolic explanations differ across later traditions.
Some artistic depictions show a single seven-headed horse instead of seven separate animals. This is not a contradiction but a variation in visual representation. Surya’s chariot is also sometimes described as having one wheel, an image connected with the movement of time and the solar cycle. Surya worship has ancient roots in the Vedic tradition and remains visible in festivals, temples, and daily prayers. The number seven is therefore a defining feature of his iconography, not a detail borrowed from the chariots of other Hindu deities.