FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2026
Dhanteras · Health, lamps and new beginnings
The first day of Diwali: remembering Dhanvantari, the lamp for Yama at the door, and bringing something new home.
OCCASIONS
Prepared for your family.
Each occasion gives you what to gather, when to begin, and every step with its text and meaning, in Hindi and English, on one screen.
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SUNDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2026
Diwali · Lakshmi–Ganesha Puja
A step-by-step companion for the family puja on Diwali night, with every text and its meaning on the same screen.
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TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2026
Govardhan Puja · Annakut
Honouring the hill that sheltered Vraj: a small Govardhan, a mountain of food, the parikrama and the aarti.
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WEDNESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Bhai Dooj · Tilak for brothers
A sister’s tilak, aarti and meal for her brother, with the story of Yama and Yamuna.
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13–16 NOVEMBER 2026 · MAIN DAY SUNDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Chhath Puja · Four days for the Sun
Nahay-Khay, Kharna, the evening arghya and the dawn arghya: what happens each day, what to prepare and how the family can help.
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FRIDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2026
Dev Uthani Ekadashi · Waking the Lord
The Ekadashi on which Vishnu is woken from his four-month rest: the fast, the sugarcane and fruit, drawing his feet, the waking verses and breaking the fast the next day.
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SATURDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2026
Tulsi Vivah · The wedding of Tulsi and Vishnu
The household wedding of the Tulsi plant to Vishnu, as Shaligram or Krishna, after the Lord wakes: the mandap, the bride, the kanyadan, the circling and the aarti.
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TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2026
Kartik Purnima · Bath, lamps and giving
The full moon that closes the month of Kartika: the dawn bath, lamps offered at the water, under the Tulsi and at the temple, giving to others, and Dev Deepawali on the ghats of Varanasi.
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Durga Puja, one step at a time
The nine-day reading order, materials and chapter plan. The full texts are not yet in this web companion.
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Every day: on waking, before study, before meals, at lamp-lighting and at night
Daily prayers for the family
Short Sanskrit prayers for the moments of an ordinary day: waking, study, meals, lighting the lamp and going to sleep, with meanings in Hindi and English.
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On the eleventh lunar day (Ekadashi) of each fortnight: about 24 a year
Ekadashi fast
How families keep the Ekadashi fast for Vishnu on the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight: the evening before, the day itself, and breaking the fast correctly on Dwadashi.
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Any day, especially in the evening; many families choose a Purnima (full moon) or a happy occasion
Satyanarayan katha
The family puja and story of Satyanarayan, often held on a full moon or for a happy occasion: the setting, the puja, the five chapters of the katha, the aarti and the prasad.
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Every Tuesday (many families also on Saturday)
Tuesday Hanuman Chalisa
A short weekly practice for the whole family: light a lamp, read the Hanuman Chalisa together and sing the aarti.
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