DAILY & WEEKLY

Small practices that come round again.

Short routines for ordinary days, with the same step-by-step guidance, texts and meanings as the festival companions.

Every day and every week

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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