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What is a dasha?
A dasha is a planetary period in Vedic astrology. The most common system is Vimshottari, a 120-year cycle of periods ruled by planets in a fixed order, starting from your Moon's nakshatra. Each period colours life with the themes of that planet and its position in your chart.
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