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Graha
Navagraha · नवग्रह
राहु
Rahu · North Node
Shadow planet. Obsession, illusion, foreign lands, worldly desire.
Element
Air
Nature
Tāmasic
Gender
Male
Own Rāśi
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Exaltation
Mithuna / Vṛṣabha
Debilitation
Dhanu / Vṛścika
Gemstone
Hessonite (Gomedh)
Vedic colour
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In Classical Texts
राहु is established in Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (Chapter 3) with its own Rāśi in —, exalted in Mithuna / Vṛṣabha, and debilitated in Dhanu / Vṛścika. Its nature is Tāmasic and its element is Air.
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