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Family
Rituals and timing across generations.
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Family
Retirement and the Vanaprastha Ideal
The Vedic idea of vanaprastha was never about retreating to a forest. It offers a surprisingly modern way to think about the years after work.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Family
A Child's First Birthday, the Vedic Way
Before the cake and balloons, many families mark a child's first year with ayush homam or abdapurti. What these rites involve and how to keep them simple.
Pandit Rajendra Prasad Mishra · 3 min
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Family
Kundali Matching Conversations Between Families
A matching score is the start of a conversation, not its end. How families can discuss kundali compatibility without fear, pressure or hurt feelings.
Jyotish Anand Vyas · 3 min
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Family
Bringing Elders and the Next Generation Together Around Ritual
Grandparents hold the knowledge; grandchildren hold the questions. How shared ritual can become a place where generations actually meet.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Family
The Family Deity (Kul Devta) and Lineage Practice
Many families have a kul devta they visit only at weddings and mundans. What the family deity means, how to find yours, and how to keep the link alive.
Pandit Shivkumar Iyer · 3 min
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Family
Interfaith Marriages and Vedic Ceremony
Can a Vedic vivah include a partner from another faith? A practitioner who conducts such weddings explains what is possible, and how to do it respectfully.
Acharya Suhas Kelkar · 3 min
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Family
Planning a Wedding Across Two Family Traditions
A Punjabi groom, a Tamil bride, two sets of elders and one muhurat. How families can honour both traditions without turning the wedding into a contest.
Jyotish Nitin Bhargava · 3 min
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Family
Festivals as Family Anchors, From Diwali to Holi
The Hindu festival year gives families a rhythm of return. How to use the calendar from Diwali to Holi to hold a scattered family together.
MyAstro7 Editorial · 3 min
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Family
Annual Shraddha: Remembering Well
Shraddha is not a fearful duty owed to restless spirits. It is an annual act of gratitude to those who came before, and it can be done simply and well.
Pandit Suresh Tripathi · 3 min
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Family
NRI Families: Keeping Rituals Across Time Zones
Should Diwali puja follow Indian time or local time? Practical guidance for families abroad on muhurat, samagri and taking part in rituals in India.
Pandit Vikram Aditya Singh · 3 min
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Family
Pregnancy Rituals: Seemantham and Godh Bharai
From the Tamil seemantham to the North Indian godh bharai, pregnancy rituals bless mother and child. What they involve, and what they do not replace.
Acharya Vishwanath Iyer · 3 min
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Family
Griha Pravesh for a Joint Family Home
When three generations move into one home, griha pravesh has to account for many charts, many hopes and one doorway. A practical guide from Pune.
Acharya Satish Kulkarni · 3 min