Definitions
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- proper noun Hinduism A
snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. Rahu is also one of the navagrahas (nine planets) in Vedic astrology.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sections of the central channel above and below the navel chakra, for example, are called Rahu and Kalagni, while the major right and left channels that intertwine around this chakra are called the sun and the moon.
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These nodes are called Rahu and Ketu in Hindu astrology, and Rahu and Kalagni in the Kalachakra system.
Taking the Kalachakra Initiation ��� 3 External Kalachakra 1997
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The sections of the central channel above and below the navel chakra, for example, are called Rahu and Kalagni, while the major right and left channels that intertwine around this chakra are called the sun and the moon.
Taking the Kalachakra Initiation ��� 4 Internal Kalachakra 1997
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The planet 'Rahu' has always been misunderstood by people who know very little about the basics of astrology.
WN.com - Articles related to IFFI revives century-old movie 'magic lantern' 2009
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Dispelling the myth about eclipse being a divine fury of planetary demigods 'Rahu' and
The Times of India 2009
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It is against materialism unlike Rahu which is for materialism.
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According to numerology, eight represents Rahu, which is an ill omen, "he said.
Analysis 2010
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According to numerology, eight represents Rahu, which is an ill omen, "he said.
Analysis 2010
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For the past one year Rahu l Dravid – ‘The wall’ had been away from the one day format of the game.
Extraordinary people - Dean du Plessis - The blind cricket commentator Norfolk Blogger 2009
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He won the Nobel prize when Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Rahu were transiting Sun's Nakshatra and the Nakshatra lord Sun was transiting Virgo and was aspected by Jupiter.
OpEdNews - Diary: President Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize Predictions 2009
alexz commented on the word Rahu
was looking up the 'shadow snakes' effect which is seen during eclipse, and came across the Rahu legend in search results.
August 20, 2017