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Puja Thali: What Goes On It, How to Arrange It & Brass Care
What belongs on a puja thali and why, how to lay it out so the right hand is free for offerings, how the ar...
Read more →Rudraksha and Children: Safety First, What Family Custom Says About Age, and How to Decide
Small beads and neck cords carry real choking and strangulation risks for young children. The safety rules ...
Read more →Tiger Eye Stone: Chatoyancy, How to Spot Real, Care & Who Wears It
Tiger eye explained: how quartz replaced asbestos fibres to create the moving band of light, how to tell re...
Read more →Margashirsha: Why the Gita Calls It the Foremost Month, and How Guruvar Vrat Is Kept
Krishna names Margashirsha the foremost of months in the Gita. What the ninth lunar month carries, how the ...
Read more →Rudraksha Price Guide: What Actually Drives the Cost of a Bead
Why one Rudraksha bead costs a fraction of another: mukhi rarity, origin, size, surface condition, testing ...
Read more →Chaitra Navratri: How the Spring Navratri Differs, Ghatasthapana and the Road to Ram Navami
The spring Navratri runs Chaitra Shukla Pratipada to Navami. How it differs from Sharad Navratri, what Ghat...
Read more →Citrine: Natural vs Heat-Treated Amethyst, Properties & Care
Most citrine sold in India is heat-treated amethyst. Here is how to tell the two apart, why the difference ...
Read more →Gudi Padwa and Ugadi: The Gudi, Bevu-Bella and Why This New Year Is a Muhurat
Gudi Padwa and Ugadi are one new year under two names. What the gudi is made of, what bevu-bella means, why...
Read more →Kuber Yantra vs Shree Yantra vs Pyrite Pyramid: How to Choose
Kuber Yantra, Shree Yantra and pyrite pyramid compared: what each one traditionally is, why two are diagram...
Read more →Rose Quartz: Properties, Natural vs Dyed, Care & Who Wears It
Rose quartz explained: what the mineral is, why it is milky rather than clear, how to tell natural stone fr...
Read more →108 vs 54 vs 27 vs 21 Bead Mala: What Each Count Is For
108, 54, 27 and 21 bead malas explained: where each count comes from, which is meant for sitting japa and w...
Read more →How to Chant on a Mala: Japa Technique, Fingers, Sumeru & Counting
The practical mechanics of japa: which fingers hold the mala, why the index finger is kept away, why the su...
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