Makara Sankranti is celebrated across the sacred lands of Bharata Varsha for many centuries. This celebration is also widely considered as an Agrarian festival. In…
Indian Astronomy: Part 2 In this blog post…
Uttarayana and Dakshinayana The movement of the sun along the ecliptic from its most northerly declination of +23.5 ° to its most southerly declination of…
Indian Calendar Part 3 : The Panchangam
Synopsis: Hindu units of time Panchangam Thithi - How to calculate the thithi Vasara Karana Yoga Nakshatra, masa and ritu Samvatsara - 60 year Jupiter…
Indian Astronomy: Part 1 We start this new…
Synopsis: Introduction The celestial sphere The ecliptic Equinoxes Right ascension and declination Horizon diagrams Directions, rising and setting Cause of the seasons Path of the…
Indian Calendar Part 4 : The microcosm and…
Synopsis: Prana and nadi The three swara Swara Yoga -Swara and thithi -Swara and rashi chakra The breath, space and time At the very beginning…
Indian Calendar Part 2 : The basis of…
Synopsis: Tropical and sidereal zodiac Ayanamsha Reckoning of the day Reckoning of the year Reckoning of the month - Month based on lunar cycle -…