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In Hindu astrology, rāhukāla (Sanskrit: राहुकाल, lit. 'period of Rahu') or rāhukālam (Sanskrit: राहुकालम्, romanized: Rāhukālaṃ) is an inauspicious period of the day, [1] not considered favourable to start any good deed.
Rahu and Ketu became bitter enemies with Surya (Sun) and Chandra (Moon) for exposing his deception and leading to his decapitation. [6] For this, Rahu pursues them and attempts to consume the Sun and Moon. [7] [8] Since Rahu is the head without the body, the Sun and Moon exit from his throat when he tries to swallow them.
Vimshottari in Sanskrit stands for the number 120. [4] Vimshottari Dasha assumes that the maximum duration of life of an individual human being is 120 Solar sidereal years which is the aggregate duration of all nine planetary periods i.e. Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19 and Mercury 17, in the order of their operation.
Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST: Ketú) is the descending (i.e. 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. [2] [3] [4] Personified as a deity, Rahu and Ketu are considered to be the two halves of the immortal asura (demon) Svarbhanu, who was beheaded by the god Vishnu.
Ghadi (now used for a clock in Hindi) is an ancient measure for calculations of time in India roughly equivalent to 24 minutes. Cho-ghadiya means four ghadi which totals to 96 minutes. Most of choghadiya are of a figure around 96 minutes.
Rahu swallows the Sun, referred to as Rahukalam. Grahana (Sanskrit: ग्रहणं, romanized: Grahaṇam, lit. 'Eclipse') refers to the Sanskrit term for an eclipse. [1] Eclipses are regarded to be noteworthy phenomena in Hinduism, and legends involving their origin and purpose are featured in Hindu mythology.
It is published in nine languages – English, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Punjabi with Marathi accounting for the bulk of its readers. [7] In addition to dates and times of religious and cultural relevance, each issue also contains articles on topics such as health, food and beauty. [8]
Bhadrakali (IAST: Bhadrakālī; lit. ' auspicious Kali ' [2]) is a Hindu goddess.She is considered to be the auspicious and fortunate form of Adi Shakti who protects the good, known as Bhadra.