Rahu
Sign in to savethumb|The Planet Rahu and other Astral Figures, painting by the Mahesh of Chamba (fl. c. 1730 - 1770). [[Rietberg Museum]] Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, 16px|☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies (navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as the north lunar node, and along with Ketu, is a "shadow planet" that causes eclipses. Despite having no physical existence, Rahu has been allocated the status of the planet by ancient seers owing to its strong influence in astrology.
Key facts
- Deity.name
- Rahu
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Rahu graha.JPG
- Deity.alt
- Rahu
- Deity.caption
- Depiction of Rahu from the 1842 book The Complete Hindoo Pantheon by E. A. Rodrigues
- Deity.deity_of
- Solar eclipses and North Lunar Node; Head of Svarbhanu
- Deity.member_of
- Navagraha
- Deity.Devanagari
- राहु
- Deity.Sanskrit_transliteration
- rāhu (The point of intersection of ascending node of lunar orbit with the elliptic plane of Earth's orbit)
- Deity.affiliation
- Graha, Asura, Svarbhanu
- Deity.abode
- Rāhu Kāla
- Deity.weapon
- Sceptre
- Deity.day
- Saturday, Rāhu Kāla
- Deity.festivals
- Amavasya or Rāhu Kāla
- Deity.number
- 4, 13, 22, 31
- Deity.mount
- Black Lion
- Deity.consort
- Nāgavalli and Nāgakanni or Karali
- Deity.mother
- Simhika
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- Rahu graha.JPG
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- Solar Eclipse and Atri's sons
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- Hanuman
- Reincarnation during Mahabharata
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thumb|The Planet Rahu and other Astral Figures, painting by the Mahesh of Chamba (fl. c. 1730 - 1770). [[Rietberg Museum]] Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, 16px|☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies (navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as the north lunar node, and along with Ketu, is a "shadow planet" that causes eclipses. Despite having no physical existence, Rahu has been allocated the status of the planet by ancient seers owing to its strong influence in astrology.
Rahu is usually paired with Ketu, the south lunar node. The time of day considered to be under the influence of Rahu is called Rāhu kāla and is considered inauspicious.