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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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  Diwali 2026 in Ireland: Dublin Puja Time

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. How to work out the Lakshmi Puja window in Dublin for Ireland's small but growing Indian community. Free to read, no signup.

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  Diwali 2026 in Japan and South Korea: Puja Timing

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul, where Diwali is not a public holiday, for the tech-worker diaspora community.

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  Diwali 2026: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. CET puja windows for Amsterdam, Brussels and Luxembourg City, and how to work out your local Lakshmi Puja window from sunset.

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  Diwali 2026 in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8 in New Zealand. Puja timing for Auckland and Wellington, and why NZ is already a day ahead of the US. Free to read, no signup.

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  Diwali 2026 in Scandinavia: Stockholm and Oslo

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki, where early sunset shifts the window earlier in the evening.

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  Diwali 2026 in Singapore and Hong Kong: Dates

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Singapore, a public holiday there, and Hong Kong, where it is not. How the date and window work in each.

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  Diwali 2026 in South Africa: Johannesburg, Durban

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, home to a South African Indian community with roots since the 1860s.

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  Diwali 2026 in Spain and Portugal: Madrid, Lisbon

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon, two countries on different time zones despite sharing a border. Free to read.

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  Diwali 2026 in Switzerland and Austria: Zurich

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. CET puja windows for Zurich, Geneva and Vienna, which share one time zone but not one sunset. Free to read, no signup.

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  Diwali 2026 in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname

  Published 9 August 2026

  Diwali 2026 falls on November 8. Puja timing for Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname, home to Indo-Caribbean communities since 19th-century indentured migration.

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  Born in the DST Fall Back Hour: Which 1:30 AM?

  Published 9 August 2026

  When clocks fall back in autumn, one clock hour happens twice, and a birth certificate showing 1:30 AM can mean two different real moments. Check which applies.

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  Engagement Muhurat by Video Call: Couple Abroad

  Published 9 August 2026

  How to coordinate a roka or engagement muhurat across time zones when the couple lives abroad but the ceremony happens in India by video call. Free to read.

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  Explaining Diwali to Your Kids' US Teachers

  Published 9 August 2026

  A short, factual explainer diaspora parents can send or paraphrase to a teacher about what Diwali marks and roughly when it falls each year. Free to read.

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  First Karva Chauth as an NRI Bride: Fasting Tips

  Published 9 August 2026

  A practical look at keeping a first Karva Chauth fast abroad while jet-lagged or working a normal office day, and what families commonly adapt. Free to read.

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  Godh Bharai and Baby Naming Combined: US Baby

  Published 9 August 2026

  Why many NRI families combine a baby shower-style Godh Bharai with the naming ceremony into a single weekend, and what that changes. Free to read, no signup.

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