Ketu
கேது
South Lunar Node
Colour
Smoky / Multi-hued
Vahana
Vulture (Gridhra in South Indian tradition)
Rules
No Rasi rulership
Deity Form
Ketu
Ketu is the south lunar node — the descending intersection of the Moon's orbit, eternally opposite Rahu. Depicted as a headless torso with a serpent tail, Ketu represents detachment, moksha (liberation), past-life karma, and spiritual insight. Where Rahu craves experience, Ketu renounces it: Ketu instils disillusionment with the material world, driving the soul inward toward self-realisation. It governs occult knowledge, psychic sensitivity, sudden losses, and the fruits of spiritual practice. Ketu's nakshatras — Ashwini, Magha, and Mula — all carry themes of beginnings rooted in endings, ancestral power, and the search for ultimate truth. Worship of Ketu is recommended for those seeking liberation from karmic cycles and the removal of ancestral afflictions (pitru dosha).
Ruled Nakshatras — Full