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The
navagraha
are nine bodies and gods that affect human life, according to
Hinduism
. The word is from nava, meaning nine, and graha, meaning planet. The nine parts of the navagraha are the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the
two nodes of the Moon
.
The word
planet
was made for only to the five planets known by the naked eye and so, never had the
Earth
. The word was later generalized, during the
Middle Ages
, to have both the sun and the moon (sometimes referred to as "lights"), making a total of seven planets. The
seven days of the week
of the
Hindu calendar
also relate with the
seven classical planets
and day names of
Europe
. In most languages of india, most
Hindu temples
around the world have a specific place dedicated to the worship of the navagraha.