Eclipse

Eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon when the light coming from sun and moon is obstructed by the moon and the earth, resulting in shadow on earth.

However, in Indian mythology, there is a story that tells us that a solar or lunar eclipse takes place only when in the astral plane the demon Rahu, a sworn enemy of both the sun-god and the moon-god, devours the one or the other either wholly or partly.

The demon, however, consists of the head alone, his trunk having been cut off by God Vishnu while he was unlawfully attempting to partake of the nectar which was being served to the gods. Since, however, he had already tasted the nectar, the head became immortal.

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