▁to ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁fixed ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁z od iac . ▁This ▁includes ▁the ▁plan ets : ▁ ▁Mars , ▁Mercur y , ▁Jup iter , ▁Ven us , ▁and ▁Sat urn , ▁the ▁Sun , ▁the ▁Moon , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁sky , ▁Rah u ▁( n orth ▁or ▁asc ending ▁lun ar ▁node ) ▁and ▁K etu ▁( s outh ▁or ▁desc ending ▁lun ar ▁node ). ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁H indu ▁custom s , ▁the ▁Nav ag ra ha ▁are ▁typically ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁square ▁with ▁the ▁Sun ▁( S ury a ) ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁de ities ▁surrounding ▁S ury a ; ▁no ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁face ▁each ▁other . ▁In ▁South ▁India , ▁their ▁images ▁are ▁generally ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁important ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples . ▁They ▁are ▁invari ably ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁hall , ▁on ▁a ▁ped est al ▁of ▁about ▁three ▁feet ▁in ▁height , ▁usually ▁to ▁the ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁san ct um ▁san ctor um . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 ▁kinds ▁of ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁plan ets ▁when ▁arranged ▁in ▁this ▁fashion , ▁known ▁as ▁Ag ama ▁Pr ad is ht a ▁and ▁Va id ika ▁Pr ad is ht a . ▁ ▁In ▁Ag ama ▁Pr ad is ht a , ▁S ury a ▁occup ies ▁the ▁central ▁place , ▁Ch andra ▁on ▁S ury a ' s ▁east , ▁Bud ha ▁on ▁his ▁south , ▁B ri