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Vedic Astrology

Rahu Kalam, and why the timing shifts with your city

The inauspicious eighth of the day is not a fixed clock time. It is a division of daylight, which is why it moves with the season and with where you are standing.

Anantharaman Krishnamurthy04 Aug 20266 min read
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Vedic Astrology

Rahu Kalam, and why the timing shifts with your city

The inauspicious eighth of the day is not a fixed clock time. It is a division of daylight, which is why it moves with the season and with where you are standing.

Anantharaman Krishnamurthy04 Aug 20266 min read
Vedic Astrology

Mercury Mahadasha: Effects of Budh Graha and Remedies

Mercury Mahadasha is the 17-year Vimshottari period ruled by Budh Graha. This guide covers its meaning, antardasha pattern, classical effects, and the remedies tradition prescribes.

Saraswathi Venkataraman09 Jul 20267 min read
Vedic Astrology

Is Mahadasha Affecting Your Success? Explore Remedies That Work

Vimshottari Mahadasha sets the planetary chapter you are living through. Learn how each period shapes career, wealth and relationships, how to read your own timeline, and which Graha Shanti

Saraswathi Venkataraman22 Jun 20269 min read
Vedic Astrology

Sun Transit In Gemini 2026: Know Which Zodiac Signs Will Have A Great Time

Mithuna Sankranti on 15 June 2026 opens a thirty-one-day Sun transit through Gemini. Here are the dates, the classical reading by Moon sign, and the rites tradition prescribes.

Chidambaram Velayudham16 Jun 20268 min read
Vedic Astrology

Adhika Masa 2026: Dates, Meaning and Observances of Purushottam Masa

Between 17 May and 15 June 2026 the Hindu lunisolar calendar inserts Adhika Jyeshtha—Purushottam Masa—an extra lunar month traditionally dedicated to Vishnu worship, japa, homa and charity r

Anantharaman Krishnamurthy06 May 20267 min read
Vedic Astrology

Kundli Matching: 8 Ashta Koot Factors Explained Step by Step

Ashta Koot Milan is the classical eight-factor test used in Vedic horoscope matching. Here is how each Koot is scored, what it measures, and how the 36 Gunas are read together.

Anantharaman Krishnamurthy14 Apr 20268 min read
Vedic Astrology

Forms of Shakti: The Many Divine Faces of the Mother Goddess

Hindus worship many goddesses and yet speak of them as one. The key is Shakti — the one divine Mother whose many faces answer different needs of devotees and the cosmos.

Chidambaram Velayudham17 Mar 20269 min read
Vedic Astrology

Vish Yog in Kundli: Unraveling the Poisonous Shadow

Vish Yog arises when the Moon and Saturn share one house in the birth chart. This article explains the formation, traditional house-wise readings and the observances classical practice presc

Saraswathi Venkataraman10 Mar 20267 min read
Vedic Astrology

Best Shubh Muhurat for Starting a New Business in 2026

A classical guide to choosing an auspicious window in 2026 for inaugurating a venture—panchang limbs, favoured nakshatras, indicative dates, and periods tradition sets aside.

Anantharaman Krishnamurthy09 Mar 20269 min read
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