In Vedic astrology, Rahu and Ketu are known as the two lunar nodes, often referred to as Chhaya Grahas or shadow planets. They are not physical planets but represent the points where the Moon’s orbit intersects the Sun’s apparent path. Rahu is the North Lunar Node, while Ketu is the South Lunar Node, and they always remain opposite each other in a birth chart. Together, Rahu and Ketu are considered important influences in understanding a person’s desires, experiences, attachments, and spiritual journey. Traditionally, Rahu is associated with ambition, worldly desires, curiosity, sudden changes, foreign connections, and the pursuit of material experiences, while Ketu represents detachment, introspection, spirituality, past experiences, and the tendency to move away from material attachments. Their effects are interpreted according to their placement in the Kundli, zodiac signs, houses, and relationship with other planets. Therefore, Rahu and Ketu are not simply considered good or bad; their significance depends on the complete birth chart and the circumstances of the individual.