Ketu Mahadasha (7 Years) — Results, Antardasha Order & Remedies
The flavour of the mahadasha
In the Vimshottari order Ketu's mahadasha runs 7 years, colouring life with detachment, subtlety and severance. The houses Ketu owns and occupies in your chart become the main chapters of these years; the opening antardasha (Ketu's own) unfolds the theme gradually.
Well-placed vs afflicted
A strong Ketu owning kendra-trikona houses makes its dasha a season of rise; tied to the trik (6-8-12) or combust-debilitated-afflicted, the same years become a season of testing. The dasha is therefore read from Ketu's condition in your chart, not from its name — see your dasha table and Ketu's placement together in the free kundali.
Antardasha order and spans
Within the mahadasha the nine antardashas run in this order (span = MD-years × AD-years ÷ 120):
Ketu-Ketu: 5m
Ketu-Venus: 1y 2m
Ketu-Sun: 4m
Ketu-Moon: 7m
Ketu-Mars: 5m
Ketu-Rahu: 1y 1m
Ketu-Jupiter: 11m
Ketu-Saturn: 1y 1m
Ketu-Mercury: 1y
Each pair's detailed result has its own page in this encyclopedia's Ketu-antardasha series.
Remedies
Traditional support in Ketu's periods: chant “Om Kem Ketave Namah”, donate kusha-sesame-blanket, Ganesha-aradhana. Take up its gemstone only after a chart reading — only when Ketu is a benefic for you.
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