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The Nakshara blog explains kundli matching, the 36 gunas, Manglik dosha, panchang and Vedic astrology for Indians living abroad, all in plain language. Browse the articles by topic below, or start with the guides on kundli matching and on birth charts.

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  Wedding Muhurat for Bali, Mexico and Thailand

  Published 3 July 2026

  Timing a Hindu wedding ceremony at a destination far from both families, and what actually needs to be checked against the venue's local time, step by step.

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  Diwali 2026 in Australia and Singapore: Dates

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 in Singapore and most of Asia-Pacific, though Australia sits far enough ahead of India that some panchangs shift the date.

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  Diwali 2026 in CET: Germany, Netherlands, EU

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 across Central European Time. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja window for a CET city, with Berlin as the example.

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  Diwali 2026 in the UK: Date and Puja Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 in the UK. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja timing for a UK city or town rather than converting an Indian clock time.

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  Diwali 2026 in the USA: Dates and Puja Muhurat

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 across US time zones. How to work out your local Lakshmi Puja muhurat rather than converting an IST time directly. Free to read.

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  Diwali 2027 in Australia and Singapore: Dates

  Published 3 July 2026

  Diwali 2027 falls on October 29 in Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne, the same date as India. Why Australia can shift by a day in other years. Free to read.

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  Does Daylight Saving Change Your Birth Chart?

  Published 3 July 2026

  A birth during daylight saving time needs the DST-adjusted clock offset, not the standard time zone offset, and plenty of calculators quietly get this wrong.

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  How to Find a Vedic Astrology Tool You Can Trust

  Published 3 July 2026

  A few concrete things to check before trusting an online kundli tool, since not every free calculator computes charts the same way. Read before you enter data.

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  Finding a Hindu Priest Abroad: The Muhurat Line

  Published 3 July 2026

  Practical tips for finding a priest outside India, and a plain explanation of the muhurat line printed on most Hindu wedding invitations. Free to read.

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  Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 USA: Sthapana, Visarjan

  Published 3 July 2026

  Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 falls on September 14, a Monday. Here is how to time the sthapana and visarjan correctly for your US city, across US time zones.

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  Gifting a Kundli Report to Your Parents in India

  Published 3 July 2026

  A kundli or match report can be a useful thing to send home, both as a practical document and as a way of including parents in the process from a distance.

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  Griha Pravesh in a US or UK House: Local Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  How the same griha pravesh traditions apply when moving into a new home abroad, worked out for your local time instead of IST. Free to read, no signup.

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  Gulf Indians: Muhurat Around a Friday Weekend

  Published 3 July 2026

  Fitting an auspicious ceremony into a Friday-Saturday weekend common across the Gulf, and what to check before locking in a date. Free to read, no signup.

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  Holi 2027 Dates Around the World: Local Dates

  Published 3 July 2026

  Holika Dahan falls on March 21 and Rangwali Holi on March 22, 2027, in most locations. How time zones can shift the local date by a day. Free to read.

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  How to Explain Kundli to a Non-Indian Partner

  Published 3 July 2026

  A short way to introduce kundli, guna milan and doshas to a partner who has never encountered Indian astrology before, without overwhelming them. Free to read.

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