Because the Inca religion was based around nature, the sun was perhaps the most important aspect of life because it provided warmth and light. Inti therefore is also known as the Giver of Life. He was worshipped mostly by farmers who relied on the sun to receive good harvests. Although he was the second most revered deity after Viracocha, he received the greatest number of offerings. The Sapa Inca, as ruler of the people, claimed divine heritage and direct descent from the Sun. The Inca people did ceremonies to the sun in order to ensure the sapa inca’s welfare. Major province would have sun temples and male and female priests would server. Inti is represented as a golden disk with rays and a human face. Many such disks were supposedly held