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Rituals explained without mystery, astrology without jargon, festivals with their stories intact — written under the guidance of our priests and astrologers, for devotees everywhere.

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Vedic Astrology

Virgo and Capricorn Compatibility: Match Made in Perfection

Kanya (Virgo) and Makara (Capricorn) are both earth rashis, ruled by Mercury and Saturn. Classical astrology reads their bond as steady, loyal and built on shared duty rather than spectacle.

Saraswathi Venkataraman15 Mar 20258 min read
Vedic Astrology

Ardra Nakshatra: Unlocking the Secrets of the Stormy Star

Ardra, the stormy star of Gemini, is ruled by Rahu and governed by Rudra. Its teardrop symbol marks a nakshatra of upheaval, cleansing and hard-won renewal in the Vedic sky.

Chidambaram Velayudham01 Mar 20259 min read
Festivals

Phulera Dooj 2025: Date, Time, and Significance

Phulera Dooj falls on Phalguna Shukla Dwitiya and is observed in honour of Lord Krishna’s playful leelas. Here is the 2025 date, the day’s place in tradition, and how devotees mark it.

Rukmini Balachandran28 Feb 20257 min read
Vedic Astrology

Gemini and Aries Compatibility: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Relationship

Mesha (Aries) and Mithuna (Gemini) form a classic fire-and-air pairing. This guide sets out how Vedic tradition reads their chemistry in love, friendship, marriage and shared work.

Ganapathy Sundararajan28 Feb 20257 min read
Remedies & Mantras

Grahan Dosh

Grahan Dosh is the classical affliction formed when Rahu or Ketu joins the Sun or Moon in the birth chart. This guide sets out how it is read, the two main forms, house effects, and the…

Alamelu Ranganathan27 Feb 20258 min read
Remedies & Mantras

Gandmool Dosha

Gandmool Dosha arises when the Moon at birth sits in one of six Ketu- or Mercury-ruled Nakshatras at the water–fire junctions. Here is how classical astrology defines it, reads its…

Muthukumaran Selvaraj27 Feb 20258 min read
Remedies & Mantras

Shani Dosha

What Shani Dosha means in Vedic astrology, how Saturn’s placement and transit form it, the life areas tradition associates with it, and the remedies classical practice prescribes.

Padmavathi Narasimhan27 Feb 20258 min read
Remedies & Mantras

Guru Chandal Dosha

What Guru Chandal Dosha is, how the Jupiter–Rahu or Jupiter–Ketu conjunction is read in a chart, the classical effects by house, and the remedies tradition prescribes.

Alamelu Ranganathan27 Feb 20258 min read
Remedies & Mantras

Naga Dosha

What Naga Dosha is in Vedic astrology, how Rahu and Ketu placements mark it in a chart, the effects tradition associates with it, and the rites and observances prescribed for its…

Muthukumaran Selvaraj27 Feb 20259 min read
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