Phra Rahu

The Origin of Phra Rahu

From the legend, Phra Rahu is a righteous and giant deity. 

Once, the deity of Sun and Moon had complaint to Vishnu saying Rahu had violated the rules of heaven.

Vishnu was very angry and hacked Rahu into half.

This is why we only see the upper part of body of Rahu now.

However, after post investigation, Rahu was found out being falsely accused.

Phra Rahu was mad with this and he swallowed the deity of sun & moon.

This is also why Phra Rahu very hate of villains.

Thus there goes the saying that Phra Rahu can help one protected from villains.

When one's luck is in downturn and surrounded by villains, he or she 

can ask for help from Phra Rahu to pray for good fortune and expel the villains making everything goes smooth.

 

There are two types of Phra Rahu in Thailand,. 

One is Rahu holding & biting the sun, while the other is holding & biting the moon. 

The Rahu that holds the sun is known as solar eclipse, meaning to eliminate every bad thing determinedly. 

Rahu which holds the moon is known as moon eclipse.  

People or villains who attempt to obstruct or hurt you will get their retributions or facing bad encounter.