Pantheon South Asian traditions
Navagraha
navgraha sa नवग्रह hi நவக்கிரகம் ta
Group of 9 Astronomical Deities
- Members 9 on record
- Generations 2, as the accounts give them
A family photograph
Each row stands a generation below the one above it.
Kinship as the accounts give it,
not a documented family.
As the accounts tell it
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I Eldest on record
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II A generation below
Overview
Group of 9 Astronomical DeitiesWikidata record description. Read Navagraha in the Wikipedia reader.
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Everyone it counts
Gods first, then people — including those the photograph leaves out.
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Surya Solar god in Hinduism -
Chandra Lunar god in Hinduism -
Brihaspati Vedic sage, alternatively the Indic name of planet Jupiter, also a Hindu deity -
Śani Planet Saturn, also a Hindu deity -
Rahu Hindu deity representing ascending lunar node -
Shukra Planet Venus, also a Hindu deity -
Budha Planet Mercury, also a Hindu deity -
Ketu Hindu deity representing descending lunar node -
Mangala Planet Mars, also a Hindu deity
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