Diwali Puja Vidhi at a Glance Diwali puja is the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on the new moon night (amāvasyā) of Kartika, also called Ashvina in the Amanta calendar used in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and South India. It is performed after sunset, in the window called Pradosh Kaal. In 2026, Diwali falls on […]
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Diwali Puja Vidhi: A Step-by-Step Guide for Lakshmi Ganesh Puja
Diwali Puja Vidhi at a Glance Diwali puja is the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and [...]
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Hindu Festivals
Why We Celebrate Diwali: The Stories Behind the Five Days
On Diwali evening, in homes from Varanasi to Pune, a child crouches at the threshold [...]
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Astrology Transit
Jupiter in Leo 2026 to 2028: Lucky Moon Signs, Dates, and Effects
Jupiter transit 2026: Jupiter in Leo dates to July 2028, effects for all 12 Moon [...]
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Astrology Remedies
Astrological Japa Malas: Planetary Beads, Texts, and Rules
In temple towns from Kashi to Kanchipuram, a child learning japa is taught one rule [...]
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Astrology and Politics Lunar Eclipse Mundane Astrology Original Research in Astrology
Lunar Eclipse 28 August 2026: What the Invisible Grahan Showed for India and Its Leadership
The protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India’s electoral rolls are widening. More [...]
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On Diwali evening, in homes from Varanasi to Pune, a child crouches at the threshold beside a row of clay lamps and asks the question every family hears sooner or later: why do we light them? A grandmother says Lakshmi is coming. An uncle says Rama has come home. Someone else says Krishna has won. […]
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Jupiter transit 2026: Jupiter in Leo dates to July 2028, effects for all 12 Moon signs, Jupiter with Ketu, and the Simhastha rule for weddings.
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In temple towns from Kashi to Kanchipuram, a child learning japa is taught one rule before any mantra: when the thumb reaches the large bead at the top of the string, stop, turn the rosary around, and go back the way you came. Never step over it. The rule is older than most of the […]
Astrology and Politics, Lunar Eclipse, Mundane Astrology, Original Research in Astrology
Lunar Eclipse 28 August 2026: What the Invisible Grahan Showed for India and Its Leadership
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The protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of India’s electoral rolls are widening. More than 130 million names have been removed, millions of voters have appealed, and the protesters demand that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha backs the students, with a protest against the SIR on 23 October and […]
Nakshatras, Astrology, Gandamoola Nakshatras, Matchmaking and Kundli Milan
Jyeshtha Nakshatra Marriage and Compatibility
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Jyeshtha Nakshatra Marriage: What Jyeshtha Brings Jyeshtha means “the eldest”, and a marriage with this asterism in it tends to become a question of who holds seniority. That is the single most useful thing to know before any matching table is opened. The asterism lies in Scorpio, under Mars, and is ruled by Mercury. The […]
Nakshatras, Astrology, Gandamoola Nakshatras, Remedies
Gandamoola Nakshatras: What It Means and What It Doesn’t
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What Does Gandamoola Nakshatra Mean? Few words in Jyotisha cause as much anxiety in a household as this one, and few are explained as poorly. A family is often told, within days of birth, that the child has gaṇḍamūla doṣa. They are rarely told what the term means, where it comes from, or why these […]
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What Is Jyeshtha Nakshatra? The zodiac is divided twice over: into twelve signs (rāśi) of 30° each, and into twenty-seven lunar mansions (nakṣatra) of 13°20′, roughly the distance the Moon covers in a day. The sign describes the field in which a planet works. The asterism describes the character it brings to that work. Jyeshtha […]
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Kadrū, wife of the sage Kaśyapa, asked for a thousand serpent sons; her sister-wife Vinatā asked for two sons stronger than all of them. The sisters wagered on the colour of Uccaiḥśravas’s tail, the white horse from the churned ocean, and the loser would serve the winner. Kadrū ordered her sons to hang from the […]
Astrology, Astrology and Politics, Hindu Festivals, Mundane Astrology, Original Research in Astrology
Hindu New Year 2023: A Critical Time for India and the World
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The Hindu New Year 2023 or The Hindu Nav Varsh 2023, will begin at 10:53:02 P.M. on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. That is when the Pratipada Tithi (first day) of Shukla Paksha (The brighter half of the lunar cycle) of Chaitra (Lunar Month) month starts, thus marking the beginning of the Hindu New Year or […]