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Navagraha
केतु
Ketu
The Shadow Planet · South Node
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Mantra
ॐ कें केतवे नमः
Salutations to Ketu.
Story & significance
Ketu is the headless body of Svarbhanu. He brings detachment, intuition and moksha, and is propitiated with Ganesha worship.
- Vahana (mount)
- Vulture
FlagSerpent body
Sacred temples
- Keezhaperumpallam, Tamil Nadu
- Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh