| Order of the Sun | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Maharaja of Jaipur | |
| Type | Order of chivalry |
| Motto | Yato Dharmastato Jai यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: یتو دھرمستّو جے |
| Awarded for | At the Maharaja's pleasure |
| Sovereign | Crown Prince Padmanabh Singh |
| 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. The motto of the Order of the Sun is Yato Dharmastato Jayah, meaning 'Where There is Virtue, There is Victory' and the badge of the Order of the Sun is an "eight-petalled flower in red enamel".
The designer of the decorations for the Order of the Sun was M.H.S. Spielman of Oxford.
In her 2017 bal des débutantes, Ava Phillippe took Padmanabh Singh as her date and as is customary with full evening dress, he was wearing the decoration of the Order of the Sun.
References
- ^ Joshi, Varsha (2002). Culture, Communities and Change. Institute of Rajasthan Studies. p. 47. ISBN 978-81-7033-747-8.
As with other states, this innocuous beginning would soon be extended with a royal family order (The Most Eminent Order of the Star of Dhundhar), a state order (The Order of the Sun/Aditya Mandal), a general order/medal of merit, and a silver jubilee medal for the ruler, though issued only in 1947.
- ^ Sainty, Guy Stair (17 August 2006). World Orders of Knighthood and Merit. Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 1221. ISBN 9780971196674.
- McClenaghan, Tony (1996). Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States. Lancer Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-897829-19-6.
- 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.