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Kaal Sarp Types Are Only the House Rahu Occupies
Twelve nicknames are twelve houses. Rahu in the 1st is not Rahu in the 10th. The remedy, if any, follows that house and its lord.

Twelve names, twelve bhavas
The types of Kaal Sarp are only Rahu's house number. Rahu in the 1st is not Rahu in the 10th, and giving each a serpent name does not add a new graha. Ketu is always opposite, so a Rahu-in-the-1st type is also a Ketu-in-the-7th chart. The marriage effect in that case is Ketu's, not a special snake. A Rahu-in-the-10th type is a career node with Ketu in the 4th, which touches home. Memorizing twelve names without the houses is how the same fear gets resold. State the house. The type has been identified.
Effects change because houses change
Rahu in the 2nd colors family and speech. Rahu in the 5th colors children, study, and romance. Rahu in the 8th colors joint money and rupture. These are ordinary Rahu-in-house readings. The Kaal Sarp condition adds that the other planets share one side of the axis. It does not invent a thirteenth meaning. If the seven planets are not actually on one side, the type name is false even if Rahu is in that house. Check the arc before you accept the label. A chart with Rahu in the 6th and planets on both sides is a 6th-house Rahu, which tradition often treats as workable, and it is not a Kaal Sarp type.
Remedies do not multiply by twelve
A different puja for each serpent name is a catalogue, not a rule. The dispositor of Rahu changes with the sign, which is the real variation. Rahu in the 10th in Cancer is disposited by the Moon. Rahu in the 10th in Capricorn is disposited by Saturn. Same type number, different lord, different life. Any remedy that ignores the sign is ignoring the planet that delivers the node. Prefer that lord's dasha as the timer. Do not pay twelve times for one axis. If a reader cannot say which house Rahu is in, they do not know the type, whatever name they pronounce.
Frequently asked questions
How many Kaal Sarp types are there?
Popular lists name one per house of Rahu, twelve in all. The factual difference is the house. The serpent name is optional packaging.
Does the type change in a dasha?
No. Rahu's house is natal. The dasha changes how loud that house is, not which type you have.
Where is Ketu in each type?
Always opposite Rahu. Rahu in the 3rd puts Ketu in the 9th. The pair is one axis, not two unrelated doshas.
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