Sunday : रविवार ravivaar. Surya (सूर्य) is the god that presides over this day of the wee. Surya (सूर्य) literally means ‘the supreme light.’ He (सूर्य) is the god of the sun and is represented as having his hair and arms made of gold.

Monday : सूर्य somavaar. Soma (सोम) is the god that presides over this weekday. He is named after a drink squeezed from a sacred plant.

Tuesday : मंगलवार mangalavaar. Mangala (मंगल) is the god presiding over Tuesday. He is the celibate god of war. He is depicted as being a red color, with four arms.

Wednesday : बुधवार budhavaar. Budha (बुध) is the god presiding over this weekday. He is the god of merchandise and the patron god of merchants. He is depicted as being of a greenish color.

Thursday : गुरूवार guruvaar. Guru (गुरु) is the divine figure presiding over this weekday. Guru (गुरु) means teacher but more specifically refers to a figure named Brhaspati. This person is the personification of piety and devotion to prayer.

Friday : शुक्रवार shukravaar. Shukra (शुक्र) is the guru that presides over Friday. The word shukra (शुक्र) means clear or bright. He is depicted as being of a white color, mounting a camel, crocodile or horse.