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'period of Rahu') or rāhukālam (Sanskrit: राहुकालम्, romanized: Rāhukālaṃ) is an inauspicious period of the day, [1] not considered favourable to start any good deed. The rāhukāla spans for approximately 90 minutes every day between sunrise and sunset.
When the asura named Rahu attempted to pose as a deva to receive amṛtam, the nectar of eternal life, Surya and Chandra, the deities of the Sun and the Moon, alerted Mohini, the incarnation of Vishnu. Mohini promptly employed her discus to behead the asura, but he had already partaken the nectar, and had become immortal. Rahu's head was exiled ...
Rahu and Ketu became bitter enemies with Surya (Sun) and Chandra (Moon) for exposing his deception and leading to his decapitation. [6] For this, Rahu pursues them and attempts to consume the Sun and Moon. [7] [8] Since Rahu is the head without the body, the Sun and Moon exit from his throat when he tries to swallow them.
There is a separate calendar for the Rahu Abhishekam (sacred ablution): it is performed twice in a day at 11:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m. and additionally twice at various times in the day. Each ritual comprises four steps: abhisheka (sacred bath), alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both ...
Astronomically, Rahu and Ketu denote the points of intersection of the paths of Surya which is the Sun and Chandra which is the Moon as they move on the celestial sphere, and do not correspond to a physical planet. [6] Therefore, Rahu and Ketu are respectively called the north and the south lunar nodes.
Bithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur district, 23.4 kilometres (14.5 mi) by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India.Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges, and is a centre of Hindu pilgrimage.
The registration was done at Rahu Kalam, a time of the day which is the most inauspicious – so it was a double rather a triple whammy, a Saturday, new moon day that too in the month of Ati which is considered to be the most unlucky time and at Rahu Kalam! [2] He has been featured on National Geographic's television show Is it real?. [14]
Kanchipuram was known in early Tamil and Sanskrit literature as Kanchi or Kachipedu. [10] In the Sanskrit the word is split into two: ka and anchi. Ka means Brahma and anchi means worship, [citation needed] showing that Kanchi stands for the place where Varadharaja Perumal was worshipped by Brahma.