All doshasRahu & Ketu (the shadow planets)
Rahu / Ketu Dosha
Chaaya Graha Dosha (shadow-planet affliction)
Rahu and Ketu — the shadow planets — govern illusion, obsession, and sudden karmic turns. When either afflicts a key house, it brings anxiety, confusion, and reversals that defy ordinary explanation. Remedies focus on the Rahu Kalam window and the Rahu-Ketu sannidhi at Srikalahasti.
Signs & Symptoms
- •Unexplained anxiety, fear, or a clouded, illusioned mind
- •Sudden gains followed by sudden losses
- •Obsessive thoughts, addictions, or foreign entanglements (Rahu)
- •Detachment, confusion, or spiritual unrest (Ketu)
- •Recurring health issues that defy diagnosis
Astrological Significance
Rahu and Ketu are not physical bodies but the points where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's. As 'chaya grahas' they cast a shadow over whichever house they occupy — Rahu amplifying worldly desire and confusion, Ketu severing and spiritualising. Their dasha periods are when the dosha is most felt.
Recommended Remedies
- Perform Rahu-Ketu Sarpa Dosha Pooja during Rahu Kalam at Srikalahasti
- Abhishekam to Rahu and Ketu; offer blue/grey and multi-coloured cloth
- Recite the Rahu and Ketu stotras and Durga Saptashati
- Worship Goddess Durga (for Rahu) and Lord Ganesha (for Ketu)