Benefits of Mangal Shanti Puja According to astrology, how to remove the ill-effects of Mars, know how Mars affects life? Mars is a powerful planet which represents power, passion, creativity, anger, war, energy, desires, adventurous nature, aggression etc. Mars is also related to brother and sister, job in army, security work, surgery, accident, violence etc. Mangal Shanti Pooja Let us know some special things related to Mars according to Vedic astrology: Among the metals, copper is related to Mars. In Vedic astrology, the gem of Mars is coral. According to numerology, the number related to Mars is 9. The direction of Mars is South and the day is Tuesday . Mars is the lord of Aries and Scorpio. In the birth chart, Mars sitting with Capricorn is exalted and if it is sitting with Cancer, then it is debilitated. If Mars sits with Rahu in any house then Angarak Yoga is formed which is a dangerous yoga. Read about predictions based on mars in 12 houses . ...