Ashwini Nakshatra in Vedic Astrology

Ashwini - The 1st Nakshatra ruled by Ketu in Aries sign ruled by Mars

Symbol

Horse's head

Meaning

Born of a horse or horse like women

Deity

Ashwini Kumar's the twins, the physicians of the gods

Location

0.00 Aries to 13.20 Aries

Stars

Beta & Gamma Aries

Lord

Ketu

Varna (Caste)

Vaishya (merchant class)

Guna (Quality)

Tamasic (Inertia)

Gana (Nature)

Deva (God like)

Yoni (Sexual Type)

Horse

Alphabets

Chu as in Church, Che as in Cherry, Cho as in Chocolate, La as in Las Vegas

Part of the body: Head and cerebral hemispheres.

Diseases: Injury to head, brains congestion, thrombosis, epilepsy, spasms, head-aches, hemorrhages, stroke, insomnia and meningitis.

Profession: Service in factory, police, military, medicine, surgeon, courts, jail, dealers of horse and its riders and caretakers.