Indians Abroad
Keeping vrat, puja and tradition when you live outside India — reading the muhurat in your own timezone, a puja without a pandit, a small shrine in a rented flat, and what to use when the samagri simply is not sold there.
What to Do With Old Idols and God Photos
The test that sorts everything · why the river is closed to you · how India's own rules say the same thing · four routes, item by item · what visarjan actually means · and the five-minute rite to do first.
Havan at Home Without a Pandit
What your smoke detector is wired to · what no fire code actually says · the two verses that settle the pandit question · substituting samidha · the full order of a short home havan · and why ash, not the fire, is what starts fires.
Your First Karwa Chauth Away from India — Hour by Hour
Why your date may be a day earlier than India's · finding your own moonrise · sargi with nobody to make it · the working day hour by hour · substitutes for the karwa · and an overcast sky in London or Toronto.
Why Your Festival Date Does Not Match India's
The calendar runs on the moon · what a tithi actually is · why the same tithi lands on two dates · the vyapini rule · Karwa Chauth 2026 worked through · and why your phone shows India's date.
Puja at Home When There Is No Temple Nearby
What a puja actually is · the five-upachara daily form · a shrine in a rented flat · incense and the smoke alarm · what to substitute · tulsi indoors · and what to do with an old brass murti.