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Vrats & fasting
Vrats — devotional fasts — are one of the most-practiced and least-understood elements of Hindu life. Below: when each falls, what it does, who it serves, and how to keep it properly.
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Thursday fast (Guruvar): for wisdom, marriage, and Jupiter's blessing
🌙Thursdays are ruled by Jupiter (Guru/Brihaspati) — the planet of wisdom, dharma, and benevolence. The Guruvar Vrat is observed especially by women for marriage and family stability.
Pandita Chitralekha · 15, ఏప్రి 2026 · 6 min read
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Monday vrat (Somwar): the weekly Shiva fast for marriage and harmony
🌙Mondays are ruled by the Moon, and dedicated to Shiva. The Monday vrat is one of the simplest, most observed weekly fasts in north India. Here is what it asks and gives.
Acharya Vasudev · 8, ఏప్రి 2026 · 6 min read
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Saturday fast (Shanivar): pacifying Saturn, who rewards patience
🌙Saturday is Shani's day — and Shani is the most feared planet in Vedic astrology. The Shanivar Vrat is for those undergoing Sade Sati, Shani Mahadasha, or chronic Saturn-related struggle.
Jyotish Shankara · 21, మార్చి 2026 · 7 min read
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Sankashti Chaturthi: when Ganesha removes obstacles every month
🌙Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Krishna Paksha Chaturthi (4th day of waning moon) every month. It is Ganesha's monthly "obstacle-clearing" day. Here is the practice.
Pandita Chitralekha · 8, ఫిబ్ర 2026 · 6 min read
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Pradosh Vrat: the 13th-day Shiva fast that most people miss
🌙Falling on Trayodashi (13th tithi) twice a month, Pradosh Vrat is observed at twilight (pradosh kaal) for Shiva. Smaller than Shivratri, but compounding — and that is its power.
Pandita Chitralekha · 29, జన 2026 · 6 min read
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ఏకాదశి ఉపవాసం: 11వ చాంద్ర దినం అత్యంత శక్తివంతమైన వైదిక ఉపవాసం ఎందుకు
🌙నెలకు రెండుసార్లు, ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా వైష్ణవులు మరియు సాధకులు ఏకాదశి నాడు ఉపవాసం ఆచరిస్తారు. ఈ రోజును ఖగోళశాస్త్రపరంగా ప్రత్యేకం చేసేది ఏమిటి, ఏమి తినాలి (మరియు దేనిని తప్పించాలి), శాస్త్రీయ ప్రయోజనాలను వివరిస్తాము.
Acharya Vasudev · 22, జన 2026 · 7 min read
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