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Shri Shri Ganapati

Amsha


Rashi Graha Colors

for People, Animals, Things


BPHS Chap. 3: 41-44.

  • "Rahu rules the outcaste,
  • while Ketu governs mixed caste.
  • Shani and the nodes indicate ant-hills.
  • Rahu denotes multi-coloured clothes
  • and Ketu rags.
  • Lead and blue gem belong to Rahu and Ketu.
  • Surya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Shukra and Shani in their order
  • govern red silken, white silken, red, black silken, saffron, silken and multi-coloured robes."

Surya

red silken robes copper, red-coloured

Chandra

white silken robes Sphatika (rock crystal), white-coloured

Kuja

red robes red sandal wood wearing red robes

Budha

black silken robes gold wearing yellow garland

Guru

saffron robes gold yellow complexion

Shukra

silken robes silver, fair complexion

Shani

multi-coloured robes iron, lustre, like that of Indraneela

Rahu

multi-coloured clothes

Lead

glass blue-coloured

Ketu

rags

blue gem

bell metal smoky color

This list is adapted from Valerie Roebuck The Circle of Stars p.27

  • As Roebuck notes, color names are notoriously difficult to translate across languages; and there are variations in traditional lists; but the following is generally useful.

Mesha = Aries

red

Vrishabha = Taurus

white

Mithuna = Gemini

green

karkata = Cancer

pale rose

Simha = Leo

pale yellow

Kanya = Virgo

multi-colored
Thula = Libra black or dark blue
Vrischika = Scorpio reddish-brown or darkly golden
Dhanushya = Sagittarius red or yellow-brown
Makara = Capricorn dappled
Kumbha = Aquarius reddish-brown (presumably terra-cotta)
MeenaMeena = Pisces crystalline or white

17-May-2012

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