A guide to the Brahma Vidya Ganapati temple in Bengaluru: Ganesha as knowledge, panchamrita abhishekam on Sankatahara Chaturthi, and joining from abroad.
A gentle guide to immersing ashes in India from abroad: carrying the urn, choosing Kashi, Rameswaram or a home river, and the rites family and priest perform.
What a Hindu funeral in the USA looks like: the funeral home, the priest's rites, cremation and the days after, told gently for families far from India.
Holi in the USA, from campus colour runs to temple lawns: an NRI reflection on belonging, explaining Holi to friends, and keeping its story alive in a new home.
A desk altar at work can be tiny: one figure or stone, a leaf, a few seconds of attention before you log in, and respect for shared space and office fire rules.
A Hindu prayer for a job, to keep while searching: Ganesha for beginnings, Hanuman for courage, the Gita on effort, and a daily rhythm that keeps you steady.
How to celebrate Pongal in the USA from a small kitchen: the boil-over moment on an electric stove, a kolam by the door, sugarcane hunting, and calls home.
Coping with a layoff spiritually when you are far from home: steadiness from the Gita, compassion for visa worries, and small practices that keep a family calm.
Ekadashi fasting at work in the US: keeping the fast through meetings, lunch invites and long commutes, what to tell colleagues, and how to be kind to yourself.
Tiruvannamalai Deepam, watched from far away: an NRI reflection on the Arunachala beacon, livestreams at odd US hours, and lighting one lamp to join in.
Tulsi vivah, the wedding of the tulsi plant to Vishnu: the Vrinda story, the South Indian amla-branch version, and keeping it with a potted tulsi in a US home.
Namakaranam, the Hindu naming ceremony: how families in America pick a name by birth star, hold the ritual at home and bring in relatives from far away.
A housewarming puja in the USA, whether you rent or own: what to keep, what to skip, smoke alarms and all, and how to bless a new home far from your family.
How to find your nakshatra: you need your date, time and place of birth, because the Moon's position decides your birth star. Three quick ways to check.
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.
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.
