Journal
Ritual guides, festival calendar, daily panchang
What to do, in what order, what to keep ready and what usually goes wrong, written before the day so you are not searching on the morning. Every guide is free, in English and Hindi, and names the products that fill each line of the samagri list.
Festival guide
Dhanteras: what to buy, the Dhanvantari puja, and the lamp for Yama
The first day of Diwali: the metal to buy and why, the evening puja to Lakshmi, Kuber and Dhanvantari, and the Yamadeep lit at the door.
7 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Lakshmi puja on Diwali, step by step: the chowki, the sixteen offerings, the aarti
How to set the chowki, the order of the puja from Ganesha to the account books, what to keep ready, and the muhurat for 2026.
10 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Govardhan puja and Bhai Dooj: the two days after Diwali
Annakut and the Govardhan hill on the day after Diwali, then the tilak ceremony between sisters and brothers on Bhai Dooj, with timings for 2026.
6 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Chhath puja: the four days, the arghya to the Sun, and what goes in the soop
Nahay Khay, Kharna, the evening arghya and the dawn arghya, the fast between them, and the list of what the soop and daura carry to the ghat.
8 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Vrat guide
Ekadashi vrat: the rules, the puja, and how to break the fast on Dwadashi
What Ekadashi is, what can and cannot be eaten, the Vishnu puja for the day, the night vigil, and the parana that closes it, with the dates that matter this season.
8 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Mahashivratri at home: the fast, the four prahar puja, and the night vigil
How to keep Mahashivratri on 6 March 2027: what to prepare, the abhishek for each quarter of the night, what to offer and what never to, and how to close the fast the next morning.
9 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Vrat guide
Sawan Somvar vrat: the Monday fasts of Shravan, and how to keep them
The five Mondays of Shravan 2027, what the fast allows, the morning and evening puja, the Solah Somvar vow, and how the northern and southern calendars differ.
7 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Ritual guide
Rudrabhishek at home: what it is, what you need, and the order to follow
The abhishek of the Shivling with the Rudra chants, done at home: the samagri, the eleven offerings in order, when to call a pandit, and what to do with the water afterwards.
8 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Sharad Navratri at home: kalash sthapana, nine days, kanya puja
How to set up the kalash on the first day, what to do each morning and evening, the vrat rules, and how to close on Ashtami or Navami.
9 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Festival guide
Dussehra: Shami puja, Aparajita puja and the first purchase of the season
What Vijayadashami asks of a household: the afternoon Aparajita puja, the shami leaves, honouring the tools of your trade, and why it is the day to begin things.
6 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Vrat guide
Karwa Chauth: sargi, the day's vrat, the evening katha and the moon
The full day from the pre-dawn sargi to the moonrise, the thali and karwa to keep ready, the katha, and how to break the fast.
8 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Vrat guide
Pradosh vrat: Shiva's twilight fast, twice a month
What Pradosh is, why it is kept at dusk, the differences between Som, Bhaum and Shani Pradosh, and a simple evening puja you can keep every fortnight.
6 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Buying guide
How to choose a Shivling for your home
Narmadeshwar, sphatik, parad, metal or stone: what each is, how each is worshipped, the right size for a home, where it goes, and how to look after it.
7 min read · हिन्दी में भी
Vrat guide
Solah Somvar Vrat 2026: When to Start, Puja Vidhi & Udyapan
The sixteen-Monday vow to Shiva: when to begin (any Monday; many start in Shravan), what to eat, the puja and katha each Monday, what to do if you miss one, and the udyapan on the seventeenth.
8 min read · हिन्दी में भी