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Nobody is born knowing the vidhi
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Nobody is born knowing the vidhi
Guides that assume nothing. What to buy, what to say, how long it takes, and what genuinely does not matter as much as you have been told.
Start at step 1 ›Festive Pujans
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Sharad Navratri
11 October 2026
The Complete 9-Day Guide. From Ghatasthapana to Maha Navami nine forms, nine nights, one Mother.
DHARMA · 4/5 · PURANIC
IN 8 DAYS
Kanya Pujan
19 October 2026
The worship of kumaris during Navaratri
DHARMA · 4/5
IN 9 DAYS
Dussehra/Vijayadashami
20 October 2026
Tuesday, 20 October 2026 · Ashwin Shukla Dashami
DHARMA · 4/5 · PURANIC
IN 26 DAYS
Yama Pujan - Deep Daan
6 November 2026
Friday, 6 November 2026 · Kartik Krishna Trayodashi · Deep also kept at Holika Dahan
DHARMA · 4/5
All-Year Pujans
Recurring observances
Sanskar & Life Events
Birth to the last rites
Pind Daan
27 September 2026
Pind Daan as the offering that nourishes the ancestors, in its several forms.
DHARMA · 4/5
Pitru Paksha
27 September 2026
Complete Shraddh Guide
DHARMA · 4/5 · PURANIC
Indira Ekadashi
6 October 2026
The Ekadashi for the Departed
DHARMA · 4/5 · PURANIC
IN 11 DAYS
Papankusha Ekadashi
22 October 2026
The elephant goad of Vishnu - an Ekadashi about being pulled back from the edge
DHARMA · 4/5 · PURANIC
How we decide what is true
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Named in a text you could open yourself.
PRATHA
Regional or family custom. Real — not scripture.
BHRANTI
A misconception. Corrected in every guide it appears in.