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Ketu (mythology)

Index Ketu (mythology)

Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST) is the descending (i.e 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. [1]

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Aisanyesvara Siva Temple

Aisanyesvara Siva Temple is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India.

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Aryabhata

Aryabhata (IAST) or Aryabhata I (476–550 CE) was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy.

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Ashvini

Ashvini (अश्विनी) is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astrology having a spread from 0°-0'-0" to 13°-20', corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis.

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Astrological aspect (Hindu Astrology)

Planetary aspects are interchange of energies at great distances; the respective mass of each planet generates and radiates its own specific energy-field.

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Astrological symbols

Symbols used in astrology overlap with those used in astronomy because of the historical overlap between the two subjects.

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Bhrigu Samhita

The Bhrigu Saṃhitā is a Sanskrit astrological (Jyotisha) treatise attributed in its introduction to Maharishi Bhrigu, one of the Saptarishis (seven sages) of the Vedic period.

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Burmese zodiac

The Burmese zodiac (ဇာတာ ရာသီခွင်) is the traditional Burmese system of astronomy and astrology.

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Chakreshvari Siva Temple

Chakresvara Shiva temple is a living Hindu temple built in 10-11 AD dedicated to Lord Shiva at Hatiasuni lane, Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.

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Chitragupta

Chitragupta (Sanskrit: चित्रगुप्त, 'rich in secrets' or 'hidden picture') is a Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.

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Chitragupta temple, Kanchipuram

Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Classical planet

In classical antiquity, the seven classical planets are the seven non-fixed astronomical objects in the sky visible to the naked eye: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, the Sun, and the Moon.

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Dasha (astrology)

Dasha (Devanagari: दशा, Sanskrit,, 'condition', 'state', 'circumstances', 'period of life', 'planetary period'.) The dasha pattern shows which planets according to Jyotish will be ruling at particular times.

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Deva (Hinduism)

Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "heavenly, divine, anything of excellence", and is also one of the terms for a deity in Hinduism.

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Devanagari ka

Ka (क) (कवर्ण kavarna) is the first consonant of the Devanagari abugida.

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Devapiran temple

Devapiran Perumal Temple in Tholavillimangalam, a village in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Dragon's Tail

Dragon's Tail, dragon tail, &c.

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Glossary of Hinduism terms

The following is a glossary of terms and concepts in Hinduism.

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Guardians of the directions

The Guardians of the Directions (Sanskrit: दिक्पाल, Dikpāla) are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to Hinduism and Vajrayāna Buddhism—especially Kālacakra.

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Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, existing from approximately 240 to 590 CE.

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Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu

Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu is governed by the Shaiva Agamas (IAST:Āgama) that revere the ultimate reality as the Hindu deity, Shiva.

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Irattai Thiruppathy

Irattai Tirupati Temple refers to two temples of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamil Nadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river.

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Jaimini Sutras

Jaimini Sutras (also called Upadesa Sutras) is the ancient Sanskrit text is a treatise on the predictive part of Hindu astrology attributed to Maharishi Jaimini, the founder of the Purva Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy.

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Jakath Rakshaka Perumal temple, Thirukkoodaloor

Jakath Rakshaka Perumal Temple or Thirukoodalur (locally called Aduthurai Perumal Temple) in Vadakurangaduthurai, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Ka (Indic)

Ka is the first consonant of Indic abugidas.

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Ketheeswaram temple

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Ketu

Ketu may refer to.

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List of Hindu deities

Hinduism is the dominant and native/original religion of the Indian subcontinent.

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List of hybrid creatures in folklore

The following is a list of hybrid entities from the folklore record grouped morphologically based on their constituent species.

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List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology

This is a list of legendary creatures from Hindu mythology, folklore and fairy tales, sorted by their classification or affiliation.

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List of temples in Tamil Nadu

This is a list of popular tamil temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known as the Land of Temples.

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Lunar node

The lunar nodes are the orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon crosses the ecliptic.

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Mohini

Mohini (Sanskrit: मोहिनी) is the only female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Mukteshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar

Mukteshvara Temple (also spelt Mukteswar) is a 10th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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Mula (nakshatra)

Mūla ("root") (Devanagari मूल/मूळ) (மூலம்) is the 19th nakshatra or "lunar mansion" in Vedic astrology and corresponds to the stars ε, ζ, η, θ, ι, κ, υ, λ, μ and ν Scorpii in the tail/sting of Scorpius.

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Muntha (astrology)

In Hindu astrology, Varshaphala (annual horoscopes) or the Progressed Horoscopes are cast according to the Tajika System propounded by Kesava and Neelakantha, which enables the astrologer to forecast events of immediate importance.

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Naga Panchami

Naga Panchami (Sanskrit: नाग पंचमी) is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout India, Nepal and other countries where Hindu adherents live.

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Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam

The Naganatha Swamy Temple or Kethu Sthalam is a Hindu temple in the village of Keezhaperumpallam, 2 kilometres from Poompuhar.

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Nakshatra

Nakshatra (Sanskrit: नक्षत्र, IAST: Nakṣatra) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.

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Nava Tirupathi

Navathirupathi Temples is a set of nine Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamil Nadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river.

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Navadurga

Navadurga (Sanskrit: नवदुर्गा, lit. Nine forms of Durga), are nine manifestations of the Goddess Durga in Hinduism, especially worshipped during the festival of Navratri where each of the nine manifested forms are consecutively venerated throughout all the nine nights.

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Navagraha

Navagraha means "nine planets" in Sanskrit and are nine astronomical bodies as well as mythical deities in Hinduism and Hindu astrology.

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Navagraha Jain Temple

Navagraha Jain Temple or Navagraha Teertha or Navagraha Tirtha is situated at Varur near Hubli, Karnataka.

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Navagraha Kritis

The Navagraha Kritis are a set of 9 songs composed by Muttuswāmi Dīkshitar, a great composer of Carnātic Music (Classical music of South India).

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Navagraha temples

Navagraha (Pron: nævəˈgrɑ:ə) temples are temples devoted to Navagraha—the nine (nava) major celestial bodies (Grahas) of Hindu astronomy.

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Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu

Navagraham temples in Tamil Nadu is a set of nine Hindu temples, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities, the Navagraham in various places around the South Indian own of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Navamsa (astrology)

In Vedic astrology a constant reference is made to the Navamsa occupied by planets and the Lagna-point.

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Navaratna

Navaratna (नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems".

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Neechabhanga Raja yoga

Neechabhanga Raja yoga improves the significance of the neecha graha i.e. planet which is in debilitation.

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Neptune

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

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Nevasa

Nevasa is a city in Nevasa tehsil of Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Nirṛti

िऋती is the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms and sorrows, one of the dikpāla (Guardians of the directions), representing the southwest.

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Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram

Paampuranathar Temple, Thirupampuram (பாம்புரநாதர் கோயில், திருப்பாம்புரம்):ta:திருப்பாம்புரம் சேஷபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில் is situated at Thirupampuram in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Pancha Ishwarams

The Pancha Ishwarams (five abodes of Shiva) (translit) are five coastal ancient kovils built in dedication to the Hindu supreme being Ishwara in the form of the god Shiva, located along the circumference of Sri Lanka (Eelam).

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Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

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Planetary dispositors (Hindu astrology)

Planetary dispositors play an important role in Astrology.

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Planets in astrology

Planets in astrology have a meaning different from the modern astronomical understanding of what a planet is.

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Prathyangira Devi Temple, Shollinganallur

Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi Temple is located in the area of Sholinganallur, Chennai, India, adjacent to the beach of Bay of Bengal.

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Proto-Indo-European religion

Proto-Indo-European religion is the belief system adhered to by the Proto-Indo-Europeans.

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Rahu

Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु)() is one of the nine major astronomical bodies (navagraha) in Indian texts.

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Rahukaalam

Rahukaal (also spelled as Rahukalam, Rahu kaal, Raukaal, Raahu kal, Raahu kaal, or Rahu kalam) or the period of Rahu is a certain period of time every day that is considered inauspicious for any new venture according to Indian Vedic astrology.

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Samudra manthan

The samudra manthana (Sanskrit: समुद्रमन्थन, lit. churning of the ocean) is one of the best-known episodes in the Hindu mythology, narrated in the Bhagavata Purana, in the Mahabharata and in the Vishnu Purana.

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Sarvatobhadra Chakra

Sarvatobhadra Chakra (Sanskrit: सर्वतोभद्र) in Hindu astrology (abbrev. SBC) is a unique technique for prediction based on the Nakshatras.

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Satya Yuga

The Satya Yuga (Sanskrit: सत्य युग), also called Satyug, or Kṛta Yuga (Sanskrit: कृत युग) in Hinduism, is the first of the four Yugas, the "Yuga (Age or Era) of Truth", when humanity is governed by gods, and every manifestation or work is close to the purest ideal and humanity will allow intrinsic goodness to rule supreme.

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Shwedagon Pagoda

The Shwedagon Pagoda (MLCTS), officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်) and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Sinhika

Sinhika was the daughter of Demon king Hiranyakashipu and was the sister of the Vishnu devotee Bhakt Prahlada.

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Suka Temple

Suka Temple is abandoned and not in use.

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Suryanar Kovil

Suryanar Kovil (also called Suryanar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Hindu Sun-God, located in Suryanar Kovil, a village near the South Indian town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Svarbhānu

Svarbhānu or Swarbhanu (Sanskrit: स्वरभानु, lit. Splendour of Radiance) is a Hindu Asura (demon) traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses in Vedic mythology.

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The Story of Nal and Damayanti in Bhakti and Sufism Accounts

The story of Nal and Damayanti from the Mahabharata is a very popular and frequently told story.

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Third gender

Third gender or third sex is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman.

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Trikonasthanas

Trikonasthanas or trikonas or trines are conventionally the Lagna or the Birth-ascendant, the fifth and the ninth bhava or house counted from the Lagna (or the Chandra-lagna or the Surya-lagna).

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Upagraha

In Hindu astrology, the term Upagraha (Sanskrit: उपग्रह) refers to the so-called "shadow planets" (chayagrahas) that are actually mathematical points same as the two Lunar nodes - Rahu and Ketu are.

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Vahana

Vahana (वाहन,, literally "that which carries, that which pulls") denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle.

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Vakri grahas

In Hindu astrology, Vakri grahas are those planets of the Solar System other than the Sun and the Moon that appear to move backwards, which apparent motion is due to earth’s orbit.

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Vanchinadha Swamy Temple

Sri Vanchinadha Swamy temple (வாஞ்சிநாதசுவாமி கோயில்):ta:திருவாஞ்சியம் வாஞ்சிநாதசுவாமி கோயில் is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Yellow River Map

The Yellow River Map, Scheme, or Diagram (河圖, with variants for the second character) is an ancient Chinese concept.

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Yoga (Hindu astrology)

As per Jyotisa a Yoga is given rise to when one planet, sign or house is related to another of the same kind or different kind by way of placement, aspect or conjunction.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)

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