Chitra

the brilliant, the many-colored

Span23°20′ Virgo – 6°40′ Libra (sidereal)

RulerMars

Symbola bright jewel; a pearl

StarsSpica (Alpha Virginis)

Presiding deity Tvashtar

The jewel cut by the celestial architect, beauty with structure beneath.

Chitra shines under Spica and belongs to Tvashtar, the divine craftsman and architect, often identified with Vishvakarma. It is the mansion of design, of beauty that is built rather than merely found, dazzling, precise, and original. Its people are makers with an eye for the striking.