Order of the Sun (India)
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The Order of the Sun is a chivalric order of knights in India, being awarded by the Royal House of Jaipur.[2] 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".[2]
MottoYato Dharmastato Jayah
यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:
یتو دھرمستّو جے
यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:
یتو دھرمستّو جے
Awarded forAt the Maharaja's pleasure
SovereignCrown Prince Padmanabh Singh
| Order of the Sun | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Maharaja of Jaipur | |
| Type | Order of chivalry |
| Motto | Yato Dharmastato Jayah 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[1] |
| Next (lower) | Order of Merit[1] |
The designer of the decorations for the Order of the Sun was M.H.S. Spielman of Oxford.[3]
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.[4]