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RAHU - THE DRAGON'S HEAD
RAHU AS SEEN IN TEMPLES The gemstone
associated with Rahu is a honey colored hessonite. Rahu
reaches full maturity at age 42. The Puranas describe
Rahu as half-bodied, born of a lioness, snakelike, having
a huge body and being extraordinarily powerful.
The Skanda Purana says that Rahu is
instrumental in strengthening ones power and converting
even an enemy into a friend. The effect of snakebite
is removed by his grace. The lunar and solar eclipses
are attributed to Rahu and Ketu. Rahu and Ketu stay
1 1/2 years in each Graha.
Actually an imaginary planet, Rahu is instrumental in
strengthening the power and can convert enemies into
friends. It is popularly called the Planet of Success.
It is a node positioned at the meeting point of earth's
trajectory around the Sun and the Moon's trajectory
around the Earth. Rahu is believed to represent the
head of the demon. When Rahu, Sun and Moon are in the
same zodiacal longitude, solar eclipse takes place.
Being a shudra graha, it rules over thieves, witches,
magicians, venom and poison, snakes and thorny bushes,
jails and isolated places, unhabitated places, hypnotists
etc. As Rahu is not a real planet, it does not rule
any zodiac sign.
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