Ketu (mythology)
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Ketu is the descending lunar node in Hindu astrology. Personified as a deity, Rāhu and Ketu are considered to be the two halves of the immortal asura Svarbhanu, who was beheaded by the God Vishnu.
13th-century sculpture of Ketu from British Museum
A mural of Ketu. Depicted as the body without head. from Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
Svarbhānu
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Svarbhānu is an asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses and lunar eclipses in Vedic mythology. The name is also used as an attribute of the asuras Rahu and Ketu in Puranic mythology, w
Ketu (mythology)
…Personified as a deity, Rāhu (, the ascending (i.e. 'north') lunar node) and Ketu are considered to be the two halves of the immortal asura (demon) Svarbhanu, who was beheaded by the God Vishnu. As per Vedic astrology, Rāhu and Ketu have an orbital cycle of 18.6 years and are always 180 degrees from each…
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