Ketu
Characteristics and significations of Ketu, one of the nine grahas of Vedic astrology.
Gender
Female
Gems
cat's eye
Colour Ruled
mixed
Constellations ruled
Ashvani, Magha, Moola
Ketu characteristics
- Internal Element
- Emancipation
- Rank
- Servant (butler)
- Appearance
- —
- Gender
- Female
- Physical Element
- —
- Caste
- Lowest caste/foreigner
- Guna
- Tamah
- Physical Component
- —
- Friendly rashis
- —
- Inimical rashis
- —
- Tree Roots (Jadi)
- Ashwagandha root
- Direction Ruled
- —
- Colour Ruled
- mixed
- Colour Presided
- —
- Body Element
- —
- Metal presented
- iron
- Element ruled
- —
- Gems
- cat's eye
- Day rulership
- —
- Rulership over Vedas
- —
- Dwelling place / presiding
- mountains, forests
- Plantation
- —
- Tree/creeper
- —
- Rulership over letters
- —
- Rulership over Tithis
- —
- Rising mode
- —
- Planet's satellite
- Dhawaja, Upa-ketu
- Constellations ruled
- Ashvani, Magha, Moola
- Natural qualities
- Tamsik
- Objects Dhatu/Moola /Jeev
- —
- Species
- biped
- Flavours
- —
- Reflection
- —
- Robe
- —
- Age (years old)
- very old 100 years
- Duration signified
- —
- Season (approximate dates)
- —
- Astronomical Body
- shadow planet imaginary point
- Part of time-personified
- —
- Aspectal orb in degrees
- —
- Karak
- maternal grandfather
- Power grading
- —
- Strong during (Kaal bal)
- —
- Dig Bala (signs)
- —
- Kaal Bal
- —
- Powerful in radical house
- —
- Personified as
- Having head without body.
- Representing God
- Lord Meena
- Devata
- Chitragupta
- Tutelary Lord (Adhidevta)
- Brahma
- Gotra
- Gemini
- Transport (by Brahma Gupta)
- big goat
- Place in the Kaal Purush
- —
- Animal Signification
- —
- Knowledge
- Foreign languages Mantra & Tantras
- Grain
- Brown grain
- Samidha (offerings)
- Kusha
- Flower
- Red lily
- Animal for charity
- red gram
- Ruler of nine holes
- left eye
- Fortunate Period
- 48 - 54 years
- Karak of house
- —
- Illnesses
- —
- Mode of rising
- —
- Shape
- —
- Places in which moving
- forests & mountains
- Rays of planets
- —
- Bile/Wind/ Phlegm
- —
- Strength in the Three parts of a Sign (Hora Saar). Arranged 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
- — / — / —
- Bhagyodya years (Lucky years)
- —
- Nature
- —
- Jal-Sangya
- —
- Sthanadhipati
- —
- Loka Sangya
- —
- Maas Sangya
- —
- Living place
- —
- Shape
- —
- Lost item place
- —
- Jaati Sangya
- —
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