Nakshatra
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Nakshatra is the term for a lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of the 27 sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to the prominent star or asterism
Nakshatras in a circle
Rohini (nakshatra)
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Rohini is the goddess of stars in Hinduism and the favorite consort of Chandra, the moon god. She is one of the 27 daughters of the prajapati Daksha and his wife Asikni. As "the red goddess", she is t
Nakshatra
…nakshatras are personified as daughters of Daksha and as wives of Chandra, the god of the Moon. When Chandra neglected his other 26 wives in favour of Rohini, his father-in-law cursed him with leprosy and proclaimed that the Moon would wax and wane each month. The nakshatras are also described as the daughters…
Chandra and Rohini