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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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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

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

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

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