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Puja & Rituals

Hosting a Satyanarayan Puja at Home: A Practical Guide

The hosting side of a Satyanarayan puja: how many guests to plan for, seating and space, the sheera and panchamrit prasad, katha length, evening timing, and what to settle with the purohit when you book.

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25 September 2026

Puja & Rituals

Kanya Puja (Kanjak): How the Ashtami-Navami Ritual Is Done

A practical guide to Kanya Puja on Ashtami and Navami: how the girls are invited and honoured, the traditional bhog, when a purohit is involved, and how the ritual varies by region.

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22 September 2026

Puja & Rituals

Engagement, Roka and Nischitartham: How the Ceremony Works

One milestone, many names: how the Hindu engagement ceremony works across regions, what actually happens on the day, how the muhurat is fixed, what both sides prepare, and what the purohit does.

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18 September 2026

Panchang & Calendar

What a Panchang Is: The Five Limbs and Their Astronomy

The panchang is not a list of superstitions but a running readout of the sky. Here is what each of its five limbs - tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana - actually measures astronomically, and why each has an end-time rather than a calendar day.

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15 September 2026

Marriage & Matching

Gotra: What It Means, How to Find Yours, and the Marriage Rule

Where gotras come from, why families avoid marrying within one, what the Hindu Marriage Act actually prohibits (it is not gotra), how to trace yours through the family purohit, and what to write when there genuinely is no record.

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15 September 2026

Marriage & Matching

Marriage Biodata Format: Every Section, and What to Leave Out

What a marriage biodata should contain, in the order families read it: the six standard sections, how to fill the horoscope block without guessing, the details that quietly cost you replies, and why one page beats three.

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15 September 2026

Doshas & Remedies

Mangal Dosha: What It Means and How It Is Actually Read

What Mangal dosha actually is: the Mars placements that cause it, how it figures in marriage matching, the many cancellations tradition recognises, and why a jyotishi reads the whole chart rather than one flag.

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15 September 2026

Marriage & Matching

Guna Milan: What the 36 Gunas Score, and Why 18 Is the Line

The eight kootas and what each is worth, why 18 out of 36 is the traditional threshold, how Nadi and Bhakoot can cost 15 points between them, and why South Indian families count ten porutham instead.

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15 September 2026

Jyotish & Kundali

How to Find Your Rashi and Nakshatra (It Is Not Your Sun Sign)

Why the rashi on an Indian horoscope is the moon's sign and not the sun's, the second reason even the sun sign differs, how the 27 nakshatras and 108 padas work, and what to do when nobody recorded the birth time.

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15 September 2026

Puja & Rituals

Navagraha Shanti: When It Is Advised and What a Session Involves

A plain guide to Navagraha Shanti: when it is advised from a kundali, the nine grahas and their traditional offerings, what a shanti session looks like, and how to book one.

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11 September 2026

Panchang & Calendar

What Is a Muhurat? How Auspicious Timings Are Actually Determined

What actually makes a moment auspicious: how tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and lagna combine into a muhurat, why published lists disagree, and when a personal muhurat matters more than a generic one.

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8 September 2026

Panchang & Calendar

Griha Pravesh Muhurat 2027: Verified Dates, Month by Month

Month-by-month Griha Pravesh muhurat tables for 2027 in Delhi, with nakshatra and exact windows, and why July to October has no dates at all.

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4 September 2026

Puja & Rituals

Tarpan Vidhi: How to Offer Water to Ancestors, Step by Step

A step-by-step guide to Tarpan, the water and sesame offering to ancestors: who performs it, how the offering is poured, when it is done, and whether to do it at home or at a river.

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1 September 2026

Puja & Rituals

Upanayanam (Janeu Sanskar): Age, Vidhi, Duration and Cost

A practical guide to Upanayanam: its many regional names, the right age and season, the day's full sequence, what you prepare, and how purohits quote for it.

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29 August 2026

Puja & Rituals

How Marriage Dates Are Fixed: Kundali Matching to Muhurat

What actually happens when a marriage date is fixed: kundali matching, tara bala, the panchang's muhurat windows and the vivah lagna - plus what a consultation looks like and what to bring.

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29 August 2026

Festivals & Vrats

Navratri 2027 (30 Sep-8 Oct): Nine Full Days, Dussehra 9 Oct

Verified Sharad Navratri 2027 calendar: nine consecutive days from 30 September to 8 October, with each day's Devi, the key puja days, and Vijayadashami on 9 October.

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28 August 2026

Festivals & Vrats

Diwali 2027 (29 Oct): A Friday Diwali, Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj

The verified five-day Diwali 2027 calendar: Dhanteras (27 Oct) through Bhai Dooj (31 Oct), what happens each day, and booking notes for the Lakshmi Puja evening.

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28 August 2026

Puja & Rituals

Rudrabhishek: When to Do It, Vidhi, Dravyas and Cost

A guide to Rudrabhishek: the occasions it is performed, the abhishek sequence and what each substance signifies, the forms from standard to Ekadasha Rudra, and practical booking details.

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27 August 2026

Puja & Rituals

Ganapati Homam: Why It Is Done, Vidhi, Samagri and Cost

A practical guide to Ganapati Homam: the occasions it is booked for, what happens step by step, the samagri list, apartment practicality, duration and typical cost.

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27 August 2026

Puja & Rituals

Shraddha Ceremony: Types, Vidhi, Tarpan and Pind Daan Explained

A plain guide to the Shraddha ceremony: the main types, how tarpan and pind daan fit together, what the purohit does, what you prepare at home, and what it typically costs.

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25 August 2026

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