Svarbhānu
Videos
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
Rahu
Ketu (mythology)
Videos
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.
Svarbhānu
…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, who are also connected to the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse. Svarbhānu is described as an asura twice in the Family Books…
13th-century sculpture of Ketu from British Museum
A mural of Ketu. Depicted as the body without head. from Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur