Tirth Editorial Team
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Budh graha in jyotish: Mercury’s signs, dignities and dasha
Budh graha is Mercury, the fourth of the nine grahas. It rules Mithuna and Kanya and is exalted at 15 degrees of Kanya.
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Abhijit nakshatra meaning: the extra 28th lunar mansion, its star and deity
Abhijit is the extra nakshatra between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana. Its star is Vega, its deity is Brahma, and the Atharvaveda counts it as the 28th.
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Solah shringar: the sixteen adornments and what they mean
Solah shringar is Hindi for “sixteen adornments”, the head-to-toe preparations of a bride. Published lists of the sixteen differ, and no single fixed list exists.
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Ramayana Characters: Who Is Who, Through One Valmiki Scene Each
The main Ramayana characters are Bhagwan Ram, Maa Sita, Lakshman ji, Hanuman ji and Ravana, with eight more around them, each shown through one Valmiki scene.
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Ramkund in Nashik: Bhagwan Ram’s Ghat and the 2027 Kumbh Snan Days
Ram Kund in Nashik is the Godavari tank where local belief places Bhagwan Ram’s bath. The interim plan lists Amrit Snan on 2 Aug, 31 Aug and 11 Sep 2027.
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Why Nashik Kumbh Mela Is Unique: One River, Two Kunds, Two Sets of Akharas
The Nashik Kumbh Mela is unique for one river, the Godavari, two bathing towns about 30 km apart, a clock set by Jupiter in Leo, and akharas split between the two kunds.
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Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027: Amrit Snan Dates and How to Plan Your Simhastha
The Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027 has three Amrit Snan days: 2 August, 31 August, and a third split between Ramkund on 11 September and Kushavarta on 12 September.
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Kartik Mahatmya katha: seven stories from the Padma Purana
Satyabhama asks Krishna what in a former life made her so dear to him, and his answer is the Kartik Mahatmya: seven stories from the Padma Purana.
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Yama Dwitiya katha: Yama and Yamuna, as the Bhavishya Purana tells it
On Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, the Bhavishya Purana says, Yamuna fed her brother Yama in her own house, and the tithi became known as Yama Dwitiya.
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Hartalika Teej Katha in Hindi and English: The Story Shiva Told Parvati
The Hartalika Teej katha, told as Shiva reminding Parvati of her earlier birth, in Hindi and English, with what the name means.