Mahadashas are the long planetary periods that frame your life into chapters. The Vimshottari system runs 120 years across nine periods (Sun through Ketu) and Tempora uses it as the primary timing engine. Each of the eight articles below is the deep dive for one period: how long it runs, which sub-periods mark the turning points, how the experience shifts by ascendant, and what the closing window typically asks of the person living it. Read this cluster when a new mahadasha is beginning in your chart, or when you want to understand what the current chapter of your life is structurally about.
Audit-trail note. Several articles in this cluster were rewritten in May 2026 after an internal audit identified case-study claims that were not workings-supported. Each affected article carries a disclaimer at the bottom listing what was removed and what was preserved. The technique scaffolding stays intact. Internal audit log maintained.