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the eclipse blamed on a severed head that never stopped chasing the sun.
means in hindu astrology and mythology, rahu is a shadow planet, the disembodied head of a demon that swallows the sun and moon to cause eclipses.
from from the samudra manthan myth: the demon svarbhasu drank the gods amrita, sun and moon tattled, and vishnu sliced him in half mid-swallow. the head became rahu, the torso ketu, both immortal, both eternally hunting the sun and moon for revenge.
no bodyrahu is a head with no torso, forever
orbital mathactually just the moons ascending lunar node
astrology roletreated as a full planet despite being shadow only
vedic remedyhessonite gemstone worn to calm its wrath
for instance
rahu kaal — daily inauspicious 90-minute window observed across india
kal sarp dosha — astrological affliction when all planets sit between rahu and ketu
solar eclipse myths — villagers in parts of india avoid eating during eclipses, citing rahu