NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026: - Day 6 – Maa Katayani 1. Who Is Maa Katyayani? On the sixth day we worship Maa Katyayani. The tradition tells that the sage Katyayana performed long tapas wishing for the [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 5 - Maa Skandamata: The Mother as First Teacher 1. Who Is Maa Skandamata? On the fifth day we worship Maa Skandamata, the mother of Skanda (Kartikeya, Murugan), commander of [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 4 - Maa Kushmanda: The Creative Light Within 1. Who Is Maa Kushmanda? On the fourth day we worship Maa Kushmanda, the Mother who, the tradition says, brought the universe [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 3 - Maa Chandraghanta: Courage with Grace 1. Who Is Maa Chandraghanta? On the third day we worship Maa Chandraghanta, the Mother who wears a half-moon shaped like a bell (ghanta) [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 2 — Maa Brahmacharini: The Fire of Tapas The first day of Navaratri asked us to become steady. On the second day, the Divine Mother asks something more demanding: Can we [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Navaratri 2026 · Day 1 - Maa Shailaputri: The Steady Mountain Within 1. Who Is Maa Shailaputri? Navaratri opens with Maa Shailaputri, “the daughter of the mountain” (shaila: mountain, putri: daughter). She is the daughter [...]
NAVARATRI 2026 - Nine Nights for Nine Inner Transformations Sharad Navaratri 2026 (11–20 October 2026) and Vijayadashami 21 October 2026 Your Guide to the Nine Nights The Mother We Worship and the Mother Within Tomorrow, the nine sacred nights of Navaratri begin. For thousands of years, families across Bharat, and now around the world, [...]
ॐ Venus Retrograde in Libra (3 Oct 2026 - 6 Nov 2026) Venus turns direct on 14 November 2026 Last month I wrote about Venus moving through Libra. Now Venus turns retrograde on 3 October 2026 at 14°21′ Libra, beginning a period of review in relationships, agreements, money matters, creativity, and, above all, what [...]
ॐ October–November 2026: A Month for Pausing Mars in Cancer, Jupiter’s Gandanta, the Eclipse Points and the Turn Inward A KP and Vedic reading of the sky, with guidance from the scriptures · Ravinder Grover In my forty years of studying the sky, I have learned that some months ask us to act, [...]
Pitru Paksha: The Fortnight When the Ancestors Come Home Scriptural roots, cosmic meaning, and living practice for Pitru Paksha 2026 We inherit more than a family name. Our lives have been shaped by people we knew and by many we never met: their work, their sacrifices, their values, and their prayers. Tradition [...]
