Puja & RitualsA 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 & RitualsWhat 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 & VratsVerified 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 & VratsThe 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 & RitualsA 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 & RitualsA 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 & RitualsA 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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26 August 2026
Puja & RitualsA practical guide to Griha Pravesh: Apoorva, Sapoorva and Dwandwah types, what happens step by step, the samagri list, doing the havan in a flat, and what the ceremony typically costs.
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26 August 2026
Puja & RitualsA purohit carries your family through a ceremony: sankalpa, mantra, homam and guidance at every step. Here is what he actually does, how he is trained, and how to choose the right one for your puja.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsTulsi Vivah 2026 falls on Saturday, 21 November, the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi ends Chaturmas. Here is the full story, the step-by-step Tulsi-Shaligram wedding vidhi, and why this day reopens the Hindu wedding season.
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12 August 2026
Puja & RitualsThe complete guide to Satyanarayan puja at home: the katha's five chapters, simplified vidhi, full samagri checklist, panchamrit and sheera prasad, and verified Purnima dates from September 2026 through August 2027.
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12 August 2026
Puja & RitualsA warm, practical guide to Namakaran, the Hindu naming ceremony: the 11th or 12th day tradition, choosing the muhurat from the baby's nakshatra, the rashi letter chart, the full vidhi and regional variants like Barasala.
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12 August 2026
Puja & RitualsA parents' guide to Mundan (Chudakarana), the first haircut sanskar: why the birth hair is shaved, the 1st or 3rd year timing, how the muhurat is chosen, the full vidhi, tirth mundan at Tirupati and Rishikesh, and aftercare.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsKarwa Chauth 2026 falls on Thursday, 29 October, with the Delhi moonrise at 8:17 PM IST. Here are city-wise moonrise times, the puja muhurat, sargi rules, full puja vidhi and the chalni and arghya rituals.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsKartik Purnima 2026 falls on Tuesday, 24 November, with Dev Deepawali lighting up Varanasi the same evening. Here is the full guide to the holy snan, deep daan, the Tripurari story and why this is the year's best day for Satyanarayan Puja at home.
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12 August 2026
Puja & RitualsThere is no fixed price for a purohit, and that is by design. Here are the dakshina ranges families typically report for common ceremonies in Indian metros, what drives the cost, and how to give dakshina gracefully.
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12 August 2026
Puja & RitualsA complete parents' guide to Annaprashan, the first solid food sanskar: timing conventions for boys and girls, choosing the muhurat, the kheer first bite, the objects-choosing game and regional forms like Mukhe Bhaat and Choroonu.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsKrishna Janmashtami 2026 falls on Friday, 4 September for Smarta households and Saturday, 5 September for ISKCON. Full guide to the midnight Nishita puja, fasting rules, vidhi and Dahi Handi.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsVijayadashami 2026 falls on Tuesday, 20 October, with the Vijay Muhurat around 1:59-2:45 PM IST. The stories, the Shami and Ayudha pujas, and why this is the year's best day for new beginnings.
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12 August 2026
Festivals & VratsPitru Paksha 2026 begins 26 September and ends with Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 10 October. A complete tithi-by-tithi Shraddha calendar with rituals, donations and guidance on performing Shraddha at home.
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12 August 2026
