Vrat, Katha & Puja
Weekday fasts and the great festival vrats — the method, the rules, the udyapan and the complete katha, told the way it is told at home.
Shanivar Vrat: The Complete Saturday Fast Guide
Three Saturday traditions untangled · puja method and materials · what to eat · the salt question · the 7-11-16-51 contradiction · can women fast · mantras · udyapan.
Shanivar Vrat Katha — Vikramaditya & Shani Dev
The full story in writing · the nine thrones · the longer Shani Mahatmya version · what the story means · the complete Shani Dev aarti.
Shukravar Vrat: The Complete Friday Fast Guide
The three Friday traditions untangled · puja method · what to eat and avoid · when to break it · udyapan · and keeping it outside India.
Shukravar Vrat Katha — The Santoshi Mata Story
The full katha in both versions · the sour-food turning point · what the story means · when and how to read it · and the aarti.
Pooja Room Direction as per Vastu — Ishana Corner, Idol Facing & Full Rules
The Brihat Samhita verse behind the rule · which way the idol and you should face · where it must not go · apartment and bedroom solutions · idols, colour and cleaning.
Solah Somvar Vrat — Vidhi, Katha & Udyapan
The full katha · three portions of panjiri · what if you miss a Monday · rules during periods · the seventeenth-Monday udyapan · four months abroad.
Somvar Vrat Katha — the Full Story
The merchant and his son, plus the lesser-known Skanda Purana tale of the gandharva girl — and what both stories are really about.
Monday Fast (Somvar Vrat) — Vidhi & Rules
Shiva's day and the Moon's day at once · puja vidhi, what to offer on a Shivling, when to break the fast, Som Pradosh, Sawan and Kartik Mondays, udyapan and keeping it abroad.
Tuesday Fast (Mangalwar Vrat) — Vidhi & Rules
Hanuman, Mangal dosha and Mangala Gauri — all three traditions · puja vidhi, the salt rule, when to break the fast, mantras, udyapan and keeping it abroad.
Mangalwar Vrat Katha — the Full Story
The Brahmin couple and Mangal, told in full · what the story is really about · when and how to read it · the Hanuman aarti.
Chhath Puja 2026 — The Only Festival That Bows to the Setting Sun
13–16 November. No priest, no idol, no temple. The four days, the 36-hour fast, the samagri, your city's arghya timings, and how the diaspora keeps it alive.
Guruvar Vrat — Vidhi, Katha & Rules
The full Brihaspati katha, step-by-step vidhi, rules and udyapan — plus how to keep the Thursday fast abroad without a banana tree.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 (Sept 14)
14 September 2026 · muhurat 11:02–1:31 · samagri list, full vidhi, Mithya Dosha and the visarjan schedule.
When Is Karwa Chauth 2026?
29 October 2026 · moonrise 8:17 PM · all four kathas · puja vidhi, sargi, arghya mantra and the full samagri list.
Navratri 2026 (Oct 11)
11 to 19 October · city-wise Ghatasthapana windows · nine colours · Kanya Pujan one day earlier in the US and UK.
Hartalika Teej 2026 (Sept 14)
14 Sept in India, 13 Sept in the US and UK · city-wise timings · full samagri list, vrat vidhi and katha.