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Understand kundli matching and astrology in plain language. Every article grounded in exact calculation.

Home Altar in a US Apartment or Condo: the Minimum Viable Setup

Published 30 July 2026

What is genuinely essential for a home altar in a US or UK apartment versus what is traditional but optional, given rental and HOA constraints.
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Interfaith Marriage: Pairing a Vedic Muhurat With a Civil or Church Ceremony

Published 30 July 2026

How interfaith couples sequence a Vedic muhurat-timed ceremony alongside a civil registration or church wedding, and what actually drives the schedule.
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Griha Pravesh for a Rented Apartment or Condo Abroad: What Actually Applies

Published 29 July 2026

How diaspora families adapt griha pravesh traditions for a rented apartment abroad, where a full havan usually isn't practical.
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Guru Purnima Abroad: Honouring a Guru in India From Overseas

Published 29 July 2026

What Guru Purnima marks, and how students living abroad honour a guru still in India, from video-call blessings to guru-dakshina sent by wire transfer.
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Muhurat for a US H-1B Extension or Transfer Filing

Published 29 July 2026

Honest limits on timing an H-1B extension or transfer filing astrologically, since visa expiry and employer timelines drive the actual deadline.
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Godh Bharai and Baby Naming Combined for a US-Born Baby: What NRI Families Merge Into One Weekend

Published 28 July 2026

Why many NRI families combine a baby shower-style Godh Bharai with the naming ceremony into a single weekend, and what that changes.
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Grah Shanti Puja for a Newborn Abroad: What It Is and When US/UK Families Schedule It

Published 28 July 2026

What a Grah Shanti puja addresses for a newborn's chart, and how NRI families typically time it around a priest visit or India trip.
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Grandparents Visiting From India: Setting Up Your US or UK Home for Their Daily Puja Routine

Published 28 July 2026

What a typical daily puja routine needs and how to prepare a US or UK home before grandparents arrive from India, including smoke and incense practicalities.
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Engagement Muhurat Over a Video Call: Parents in India, Couple Abroad

Published 27 July 2026

How to coordinate a roka or engagement muhurat across time zones when the couple lives abroad but the ceremony happens in India by video call.
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Explaining Diwali to Your Kids' US Teachers: a Short Parent-Teacher Primer

Published 27 July 2026

A short, factual explainer diaspora parents can send or paraphrase to a teacher about what Diwali marks and roughly when it falls each year.
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First Karva Chauth as an NRI Bride: Fasting Through Jet Lag or a Work Day

Published 27 July 2026

A practical look at keeping a first Karva Chauth fast abroad while jet-lagged or working a normal office day, and what families commonly adapt.
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Diwali 2026 for Indo-Caribbean Families: Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname

Published 26 July 2026

Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname, home to Indo-Caribbean communities since 19th-century indentured migration.
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A Baby Born During the DST "Fall Back" Extra Hour: Which 1:30 AM Do You Use?

Published 26 July 2026

When clocks fall back in autumn, one clock hour happens twice, and a birth certificate showing 1:30 AM can mean two different real moments.
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Diwali 2026 in South Africa: Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town

Published 25 July 2026

Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, home to a South African Indian community with roots since the 1860s.
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Diwali 2026 in Spain and Portugal: Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon Puja Timing

Published 25 July 2026

Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon, two countries on different time zones despite sharing a border.
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