Worship Inti as our Patron God

Inti, the sun, was the national patron of the Inca state. The Sapa Inca and his family were held to descend from him, and his high priest ranked second only to the ruler.

Tradition credits Pachacuti with founding the Inti Raymi, the Inca New Year at the June solstice, a nine-day festival of processions, dances and animal sacrifices in Cusco. The last one attended by an Inca emperor was held in 1535, after which the Spaniards banned it.