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VIRATHAM Ekadashi Viratham — complete guide The eleventh lunar day fast for Lord Vishnu: meaning, step-by-step observance, foods, regional traditions and your local timing. VIRATHAM Pournami Viratham — complete guide The full-moon observance: meaning, evening worship after moonrise, Satyanarayana pooja, regional traditions and your local moonrise. VIRATHAM Pradosham — complete guide The Trayodashi twilight worship of Lord Shiva and Nandi: meaning, the local Pradosha window, step-by-step worship and regional traditions.

VIRATHAM Ekadashi Viratham — complete guide The eleventh lunar day fast for Lord Vishnu: meaning, step-by-step observance, foods, regional traditions and your local timing.

VIRATHAM Pournami Viratham — complete guide The full-moon observance: meaning, evening worship after moonrise, Satyanarayana pooja, regional traditions and your local moonrise.

VIRATHAM Pradosham — complete guide The Trayodashi twilight worship of Lord Shiva and Nandi: meaning, the local Pradosha window, step-by-step worship and regional traditions.

NRI How AstroG calculates your Pooja time abroad Why Panchanga and Viratham timings change outside India, and how AstroG calculates them for your city. VIRATHAM Ekadashi Viratham — complete guide The eleventh lunar day fast for Lord Vishnu: meaning, step-by-step observance, foods, regional traditions and your local timing. VIRATHAM Pournami Viratham — complete guide The full-moon observance: meaning, evening worship after moonrise, Satyanarayana pooja, regional traditions and your local moonrise. VIRATHAM Pradosham — complete guide The Trayodashi twilight worship of Lord Shiva and Nandi: meaning, the local Pradosha window, step-by-step worship and regional traditions.

NRI How AstroG calculates your Pooja time abroad Why Panchanga and Viratham timings change outside India, and how AstroG calculates them for your city.

VIRATHAM Sankatahara Chaturthi — complete guide The monthly Krishna Chaturthi fast for Lord Ganesha, completed after your local moonrise.

VIRATHAM Amavasya — ancestors' day guide New-moon observance: tarpanam, prayer and charity for the ancestors, with your local timing.

VIRATHAM Shashti Viratham — complete guide The Shukla Shashti fast for Lord Murugan, including Skanda Shashti and Soora Samharam.

PANCHANGA Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai Each day is divided into eight parts between sunrise and sunset. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Gulikai are parts traditionally avoided for starting new work. Times depend on your plac

PANCHANGA Understanding Tithi A tithi is each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun — 30 tithis in a lunar month, 15 in each fortnight (paksha). Ekadashi, Pournami, Amavasai and Pradosham are all defin

PANCHANGA The five limbs of Panchangam Panchangam means five limbs: Tithi (lunar day), Vara (weekday), Nakshatra (Moon's star), Yoga (Sun + Moon combination) and Karana (half-tithi).

PANCHANGA Hora — the planetary hour Each day is divided into 24 horas, starting at sunrise with the lord of the weekday and following the order Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars.