Astrology, explained honestly
Kundli, panchang, nakshatras and numerology - what the tradition actually says, and where it stops.
Dashakoota: How South Indian Matching Differs
Much of South India matches horoscopes with Dashakoota, not the 36-point Ashtakoota. This guide sets out all ten kutas, the overlaps, Rajju and Vedha, and why two traditions can rate the same couple differently.
Astrological Causes of Delay in Marriage
The classical indicators of late marriage - Saturn on the 7th, an afflicted Venus, a 7th lord in a dusthana - and why the dasha sequence usually matters more than any affliction. Plus how to avoid being sold expensive remedies for a wait.
Love Marriage or Arranged? What the Chart Shows
The 5th-7th house link is the classical love-marriage signature, and a clean 7th with Jupiter or family houses suggests arranged. Here is what those indicators honestly mean - and what they cannot decide.
Venus in Marriage: What Shukra Actually Governs
Venus is the karaka of desire, affection and comfort - not of marriage itself. This guide separates what Shukra actually governs from what the seventh house governs, house by house, with the navamsa check that matters most.
The 7th House: Reading Marriage in a Chart
The practitioner method for reading marriage from a chart: the 7th house and its occupants, the 7th lord, Venus and Jupiter, the D9 navamsa, and the dasha and transits that time it - plus the limits that matter.
Bhakoot Dosha and Why It Cancels So Often
Bhakoot compares the two Moon signs and carries 7 of the 36 Ashtakoota points. This guide sets out the 6/8, 9/5 and 2/12 rule, works through every recognised cancellation, and counts exactly how many affected pairs are voided.
Nadi Dosha: The Heaviest Kuta, and Its Cancellations
Nadi carries 8 of the 36 Gun Milan points, and a same-nadi pairing scores zero. Here is every nakshatra grouped by nadi, every cancellation the tradition recognises, and an honest account of how much the rule should decide.
Tithi Explained: The Thirty Lunar Days
A tithi is the time the Moon needs to gain 12 degrees on the Sun, which is why it is never exactly 24 hours. Here is why Hindu dates skip and repeat, all thirty tithis, and the five tithi groups.
Griha Pravesh Muhurat: Timing a House Warming
Vedic tradition names three kinds of house entry, each with its own rules. This guide covers the tithi, nakshatra, weekday and lagna a griha pravesh muhurat is chosen on, the months avoided, and how to handle a possession date that will not move.
How to Choose a Wedding Muhurat
A step-by-step method for choosing a vivah muhurat - tithi, nakshatra, weekday, yoga, karana and lagna - plus the months ruled out entirely and why the Indian wedding season falls where it does.
Abhijit Muhurat: The Daily Auspicious Window
Abhijit Muhurat is the eighth of the fifteen daytime muhurtas, a short window centred on local solar noon. Here is how it is calculated, what it is traditionally used for, and where the authorities disagree.
Rahu Kaal: What It Is and How to Use It
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the daylight period, and which eighth it is changes with the weekday. This guide gives the weekday table, explains why the window shifts by city and season, and states plainly what it does not apply to.