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  rahu/ketu
Rahu and Ketu are the astronomical points in the sky respectively called the north and south lunar nodes.
This causes the sun or the moon to be hidden from the earth’s view and is thus called a solar or lunar eclipse.
Rahu and Ketu are positions of mathematical calculations.
www.sanskrit.org /www/Astronomy/Rahu.html   (479 words)

  
 Rahu & Ketu
Vishnu took charge of distributing the freshly made soma to the gods but while it was being passed out the demons started battling with the gods for a taste of the elixir and in the confusion one of the demons, Rahu, disguised himself as a god and drank some of the elixir.
Because the Sun and the Moon were responsible for reporting the misdeeds of Rahu, Rahu, the head, chases the Sun and Moon across the sky and tries to eat them.
The nine planets are often depicted in carvings, with Rahu depicted as a head and Ketu as the body of a serpent or dragon.
users.hartwick.edu /hartleyc/rahu.htm   (840 words)

  
  Rahu Ketu - The Shadow Planets: Komilla Sutton - Vedic Astrology
Rahu is the North Node and Ketu is the South Node.
Rahu Ketu have twin purpose, one in the mundane life and another in the spiritual life but it is intertwined, like their shadowy nature.
Rahu rules Ardra (6 degree 40' to 20 degrees 00' Gemini), Swati (6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00' Libra) and Shatabishak (6 degrees 40' to 20 degrees 00'Aquarius), all in the Air triplicity.
www.komilla.com /pages/rahu-ketu.html   (4794 words)

  
  Indian Heritage - Hindu Gods - Navagraham - Rahu Bhagavan
Rahu prayed to Lord Vishnu (Narayana) and got the position of a Sayagraham.
Kalathra dosham, puthira dosham, communicable diseases, mental disorders, leprosy, fall in grace are caused by Rahu dosham.
The sthalam of Rahu is Thirunageswaram, which is located 6 kms from Kumbakonam, enroute to Karaikal.
www.saigan.com /heritage/gods/rahu.htm   (437 words)

  
 Your e - Acharya on Indian Tradition
Rahu, the planet in shadows, is accorded recognition by the Indian astrologers and like Ketu, this planet is also not visible in the galaxy.
Henceforth the neckline became Rahu and the torno is referred to as Ketu.
Since then Rahu is said to have nursed a gurdge against the surya and chandra, and gobbles them up in the wake of an eclipse.
www.acharyaonline.com /rahu.htm   (725 words)

  
 Rahu in Vedic Astrology and Indian Horoscopes
Rahu was the son of Danava Vipracitti by his wife Simhika, and a brother of Maya Danava, the great magician and architect.
In astronomy Rahu is considered the dragon's head and is also known as the north node of Moon, the point where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic.
Rahu is responsible for solar, Ketu for lunar eclipse.
www.sanatansociety.org /vedic_astrology_and_numerology/vedic_astrology_horoscopes_rahu.htm   (776 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Rahu
Rahu is one of the navagrahas (nine planets).
Astronomically, Rahu and Ketu denotes the two points of intersection of the paths of the Sun and the Moon as they move on the celestial sphere.
Therefore, Rahu and Ketu are respectively called the north and the south lunar nodes.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Rahu   (239 words)

  
 Rahu planet North node
Rahu represents material desire, but because he is not a physical planet he operates on the subconscious level.
Rahu affects all spiritual growth in one way or another, as it is he who represents matter and the purification of matter.
Rahu is considered to be the head of a particularly crafty demon and thus indicates where we must get ahead and increase our awareness and consciousness.
sfyoga.net /rahu.htm   (468 words)

  
 Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> RAHU
Rahu, the North Node of the Moon means to conceal, engulf or hide in Sanskrit.
Rahu is associated with the spiritual process of involution, or the engrossing of spirit in materialization.
The lunar and solar eclipses are attributed to Rahu and Ketu.
www.webonautics.com /mythology/rahu_drghead.html   (257 words)

  
 rahu stone   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahu is by nature is a malevolent planetary influence which can cause personal frustration, sacrileges habits, abuse of alcohol and drugs, and infectious diseases.
Rahu is associated with serpents, fear, karmic retribution, and un-virtuous characters.
Rahu is particularly associated with scientific genius and ability to deal successfully with people of lower status, such as servants, employees, and under world character.
www.aryabhatt.com /astrology_software/rahu_stone.htm   (180 words)

  
 Indian Vedic Astrology and Hessonite Garnet Gemstones Jewelry
Rahu points to the direction of spiritual growth for an individual and wherever he is placed in a chart there will be a tendency to indulgence or obsession.
Rahu is especially associated with the sense of emptiness that must be fed regardless of the problems it causes.
Rahu also has a tendency to drive one toward areas where deception and the hidden aspect of something play a large role such as politics, revolutions, drugs, secret societies, mysteries, inventions, scientists, deceit, affairs and taboo sexual appetites.
www.circlesoflight.com /vedic-astrology/rahu.html   (1131 words)

  
 Rahu Mantra, Mantra Chanting of Planet Dragon's Head, Rahu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahu and Ketu are considered to be shadowy planets but these are so powerful that the Sun, which combusts other planets due to its luminescence, is eclipsed by coming within 14 degrees from Rahu or Ketu and a solar or lunar eclipse results.
Astronomically, Rahu is the northern node of the Moon, which means the mathematical point in the north where the orbits of earth and Moon intersect and which moves back in a retrograde fashion and completes one circle of the zodiac in 18 years.
The Rahu and Ketu are shadowy planets and hence do not rule any particular signs and instead are thought to give results in accordance with the ruler of the sign in which they are placed in a horoscope.
www.astrocent.com /Puja/rahu_Puja.asp   (573 words)

  
 Rahu and Ketu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahu is the "Dragon's Head" and is associated with the North Node of the moon.
Rahu rides a chariot of darkness drawn by eight fl horses and is said to be responsible for lunar and solar eclipses.
Rahu was the eldest of 100 brothers, born to Simhika and Viprachitthi.
www.dragonorama.com /famous/r/rahu.html   (199 words)

  
 Welcome To Elegem
The North Node of the Moon is called RAHU in Vedic astrology and the South Node is called KETU.
The Puranas describe Rahu as half-bodied, born of a lioness, snakelike, having a huge body and being extraordinarily powerful.
Rahu is believed to represent the head of the demon.
www.elegem.com /rahu_page2.htm   (236 words)

  
 MantraOnNet.com: The Rehu & Ketu
Rahu and Ketu likewise eclipse the lives of living beings, and, though they spare no one, you can be happy if you worship them and make appropriate offerings.
Rahu's names include Svarbhanu, Minister of Asuras, the Half-Bodied, the Ever-Angry, the Serpent, Persecutor of the Luminaries, the Horrible, King of Seizers, the Black, the Terrifier, the Powerful, the Fanged, Bloody-Eyed, Indolence, and the Big-Bellied, while Ketu is known as the Crested, the Bannered, the Head, the Chief, the Smoky-Headed, and the Appalling.
Rahu swallows them with gusto, but since he is now only a head, the luminaries pass through him, and again become visible when the eclipse is ended.
www.mantraonnet.com /saturn/rahu-ketu.html   (1173 words)

  
 dasa karma astrology
Rahu and Ketu are the forces of karma and freewill that pull us into a body so that we may experience our karma and evolve toward that state where desires cease and perfection is realized.
Rahu is the main subconscious force of desire that we are struggling with in this life and Ketu the lessons we are trying to finish from previous lives.
Rahu will obsess over all it is associating with as a way to bind us to those areas of life so we will learn those lessons.
www.vedicastrologycenter.net /rahuketu.html   (671 words)

  
 Navgraha - HindustanTimes.com special   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the sky, whenever the Sun or Moon enter Ketu's or Rahu's space, the shining planets are eclipsed when Ketu and Rahu conjoin the luminaries.
Rahu, like Ketu is capable of great cruelty and demands regular worship.
Some say Rahu's chariot is the very darkness itself, which is pulled by eight fl steeds, whereas others believe He sits astride a lion.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/navgraha/rahu.shtml   (402 words)

  
 Rahu - White Wolf - a Wikia wiki
The Rahu auspice is technically a blessing, but few werewolves look on it as wholly benign, for the gift of the full moon is mad fury.
A pack with a strong Rahu is much better prepared to survive the dangers of the physical and spirit worlds alike, for he not only lends his strength in battle, but also his insights into a foe's weaknesses.
Many Rahu go through their lives with the stains of loved ones' blood on their claws, the horrible reminder of their first night as a werewolf.
whitewolf.wikia.com /wiki/Rahu   (381 words)

  
 Kavita Chhibber
The Nodes - Rahu and Ketu, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Rahu and Ketu are also called Dragon’s Head ad Dragon’s Tail respectively and are usually retrograde in their movement.
The effects of Rahu and Ketu will be influenced by any planet that may be conjoined with them and the placement of the house they are positioned in, in the horoscope.
www.kavitachhibber.com /main/main.jsp?id=astrology_nodes_rah_ket   (512 words)

  
 RAHU- KETU
Rahu is believed to be the cause of eclipses.
It is believed that Rahu traverses the heaven in his eight-horsed chariot and tries to devour the sun and the moon for denouncing him.
Rahu and Ketu are believed to be inauspicious and fierce.
www.gurjari.net /ico/mystica/html/rahu_ketu.htm   (379 words)

  
 Rahu puja - puja to appease planet RAHU by pujahoma
Rahu is a node that is positioned where the earth's trajectory around the Sun and the Moon's trajectory around the Earth meet.
Rahu is a 'shudra graha', hence people influenced by Rahu behave like illiterate and uncultured people.
Rahu Puja is use to appease planet "RAHU", the dragon’s head.
www.pujahoma.com /RahuPuja.html   (228 words)

  
 Lunar Nodes - An Intro to Rahu (North Node of the Moon) - by Prash trivedi
Rahu, the North Node, is assigned the rulership of the sign Aquarius by the sage Parashar, who is one of the prime contributors to the richness of Vedic astrology.
Rahu is often the force behind a genius who turns to criminal ways, as it is responsible for the perversion of the intellect.
Rahu is capable of giving highly malefic results, especially when placed in malefic houses and aspecting or conjunct with malefic planets in a particular nativity.
www.osfa.org.uk /art-23.htm   (1159 words)

  
 The Nine Planets - Rahu
Rahu is the spirit who causes eclipses by attempting to devour the sun and the moon.
The myth of Rahu is connected with the churning of the ocean and the strife of the gods and anti-gods for the possession of the ambrosia and the sovereignity of the world.
Rahu’s animosity with the sun and the moon is played upon in Hindu mythology in connection with solar and lunar eclipses.
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 FAQs on Rahu & Ketu Nodes and the Nodes of the Moon in Astrology"Learning Astrology", "E mail course in Astrology", ...
In case only Rahu or Ketu are afflicting then the sub periods involved would be of the planet and Rahu or Ketu.
Rahu and Ketu, who are treated as functional malefic planets in most of the cases under SA, become more malefic when they are in their signs of debilitation.
If Rahu is in a malefic house, the maleficness is added to its general impact but when it is in a good house, maleficness is less.
www.yournetastrologer.com /faqrk.htm   (836 words)

  
 Rahu   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahu and Ketu are the Lunar Nodes in Vedic Astrology.
Rahu represents material desires that we want to experience, but because he is not a physical planet he operates on the subconscious level.
Rahu keeps us obsessed until we learn detachment from what he is influencing.
www.sfyoga.net /rahu.html   (754 words)

  
 Starteller
Vrischika (Scorpio): Rahu in the 5th and Ketu in the 11th.
Rahu may trigger heart problems, especially for those natives with Rahu in the 4th or if the 4th lord is weak.
Makara (Capricorn): Rahu in the 3rd and Ketu in the 9th.
www.starteller.com /rahuketutransit1.html   (1595 words)

  
 Rahu and Ketu
Rahu and Ketu are two mysterious forces in the birth chart that show both karmic and spiritual influences.
Rahu has a deeper influence on him as the ascendant falls in the nakshatra of Ardra a sharp and dreadful nakshatra ruled by Rahu whose deity is the storm God Rudra.
Rahu and Ketu are symbolic of the duality of mans nature with Rahu representing the base of the spine and the lower chakras and Ketu representing the top of the head and the higher chakras of the third eye and crown chakra.
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 Indian vedic astrology - Grahas (or) planets - ravi, chandra, kuja, budha, guru, sukra, sani, rahu, ketu
The point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic from south to north is called the ascending node or Rahu, where it crosses the ecliptic from north to south is called descending node or Ketu.
Rahu and Ketu are given special status and considered as planets in Indian astrology.But they are not included in Western Astrology.
Rahu and Ketu take approximately eighteen years and ten days to complete one round of the zodiac.
www.findyourfate.com /indianastro/grahas.htm   (246 words)

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