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Hindu Wedding Rituals: The Planet and Meaning Behind Each

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Sandesh
4 November 2026 · 32 min read

Every Hindu wedding ritual, from haldi to the seven steps, has a planet behind it. What each one means, why it is done the way it is, and what it gives the two people at the centre of it.

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Hindu Wedding Rituals: The Planet and Meaning Behind Each
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Pushya Nakshatra 2027: All 13 Dates, Guru Pushya and Ravi Pushya

Pushya Nakshatra 2027: All 13 Dates, Guru Pushya and Ravi Pushya

Every Pushya Nakshatra period from November 2026 to December 2027 with start and end times for New Delhi, the five Guru Pushya and three Ravi Pushya days, and which of them leave a clean hour to sign or buy.

Sandesh1 November 20267 min read
Your Darakaraka Won't Show Your Spouse's Face. Here's What It Shows.

Your Darakaraka Won't Show Your Spouse's Face. Here's What It Shows.

Your Darakaraka, the lowest-degree planet in your chart, does not describe a face. Here is what the classical texts let it show about your future spouse, and what must be read beside it.

Sandesh28 October 20268 min read
Love Marriage or Arranged? Your Kundli Voted. Will Your Parents?

Love Marriage or Arranged? Your Kundli Voted. Will Your Parents?

There is no love marriage yoga in the classical texts. Your kundli votes on three things instead: whether your romance reaches your marriage house, whether that marriage holds, and whether your father's and mother's houses side with you.

Sandesh26 October 20268 min read
Will Your Ex Come Back? The Chart Answer (Venus Retrograde Isn't It)

Will Your Ex Come Back? The Chart Answer (Venus Retrograde Isn't It)

Venus retrograde is not bringing your ex back. Your 7th lord, your Upapada and your running period put you on one of three tracks: comes back and stays, comes back and leaves again, or gone.

Sandesh24 October 20267 min read
Layoffs, AI and Job Loss: Is Your 10th House Built to Survive?

Layoffs, AI and Job Loss: Is Your 10th House Built to Survive?

Does your chart show a sudden job loss, and when does the next job come? Parashara's rules for the 10th lord, the career chart and the period you are running, plus the Saturn and Rahu dates for every Moon sign from 2026 to 2028.

Sandesh22 October 20267 min read
Marriage in Ketu Mahadasha: Parashara's Exact Yes, No and When

Marriage in Ketu Mahadasha: Parashara's Exact Yes, No and When

Ketu Mahadasha does not cancel marriage. Parashara gives a well-placed Ketu happiness from the spouse and names marriage outright in one sub-period. Where Ketu must sit, which sub-period to marry in, how male and female charts differ, and what Sade Sati adds.

Sandesh21 October 20267 min read
UPSC Attempt Number Four? A Brutal Read of Government-Job Charts

UPSC Attempt Number Four? A Brutal Read of Government-Job Charts

Is there a government job in your kundli, and should you take another UPSC attempt? Parashara's real rules for service to the state, the Sun and 10th lord tests, and the periods and transits that decide 2027.

Sandesh20 October 20267 min read
Your 2027 Vedic Forecast: All 12 Moon Signs in One Table

Your 2027 Vedic Forecast: All 12 Moon Signs in One Table

Saturn enters Aries, Jupiter leaves Cancer for Leo and Virgo, Rahu holds Capricorn all year. Every 2027 date computed, every Moon sign judged by Phaladeepika's transit verses, and the obstructions and degree rules that quietly overturn half the forecasts you will read.

Sandesh19 October 20265 min read
Leaving Co-Star? The Sidereal Apps Worth Switching To in 2026

Leaving Co-Star? The Sidereal Apps Worth Switching To in 2026

Co-Star says it uses the tropical zodiac only. Seven sidereal (Vedic) apps, checked on 30 October 2026 and ranked by whether they show their method, with the edge each one has over ours.

Sandesh18 October 20268 min read
Twin Flames Don't Exist in Jyotish. Here's What Does.

Twin Flames Don't Exist in Jyotish. Here's What Does.

I searched 11 classical Jyotish texts for "twin flame" and "soulmate". Zero hits. What the shastras do have is sharper: the Upapada, the 2nd from it, the A7, the Darakaraka, the D9 7th house and the Rahu–Ketu axis. Here is how to read your own.

Sandesh17 October 20266 min read
Clickastro vs GaneshaSpeaks for Wealth and Money Predictions: An Honest 2026 Comparison

Clickastro vs GaneshaSpeaks for Wealth and Money Predictions: An Honest 2026 Comparison

Clickastro sells a ₹1,768 software-made wealth report. GaneshaSpeaks sells no wealth report at all. Here is what each really offers, and how Vedic wealth analysis works.

Sandesh15 October 20268 min read
Supastro vs ChatGPT for Vedic Astrology: Can a Chatbot Cast Your Kundli?

Supastro vs ChatGPT for Vedic Astrology: Can a Chatbot Cast Your Kundli?

ChatGPT is a fine tutor and a weak chart-caster. We compare it with Supastro on Lagna, nakshatra, dasha dates, checks and price, with sources.

Sandesh15 October 202611 min read