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The Sunday column: festivals and rituals meeting ordinary weeks

Manikandan writes the Sunday column, where festivals and rituals meet commutes, hospital corridors and video calls with parents far away. Each piece closes with one small thing to carry into the week ahead.

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Ancestors

When a Parent Dies in India and You Live Abroad

When a parent dies in India and you live abroad: a gentle guide to Hindu last rites for NRIs, what can wait, what you can do from afar, and the first year.

Manikandan 29 Sept 2026

Pitru Paksha

Pitru Paksha for NRI Families: Honouring Ancestors Abroad

Pitru Paksha for NRI families: how to honour ancestors from the USA with tarpanam at home, a temple rite in India in their name, and food given in memory.

Manikandan 28 Sept 2026

Navratri

How to Celebrate Navratri in the USA

How to celebrate Navratri in the USA with a job and a commute: a lamp for nine nights, simple fasting, and Golu, garba or the temple on weekends.

Manikandan 27 Sept 2026

Astrology

Is Astrology Real? An Honest Look at Jyotish

Is astrology real? An honest look at Jyotish: what it claims, what science says, and why many people still find a birth chart useful as a mirror, not a verdict.

Manikandan 26 Sept 2026

Online Puja

Online Puja From the USA: How It Actually Works

Online puja from the USA, step by step: choosing the ritual, sharing your sankalpam details, time zones, video or photos, and how prasadam finds its way to you.

Manikandan 26 Sept 2026

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