Astrology guides

Plain-language guides to the kundli, rashi and lagna, doshas, dashas, kundli matching and palm reading. Calm, honest and free.

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What is a kundli, and what does it actually show?

A kundli is a map of the sky at the moment you were born. Here's what goes into one, what the 12 houses and 9 grahas mean, and why birth time matters.

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How to read your birth chart, step by step

A beginner's walk-through of a Vedic birth chart: find the lagna, count the houses, see which planets sit where and check your current dasha.

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Rashi vs lagna: Moon sign, ascendant and Sun sign explained

Your rashi is your Moon sign, your lagna is your ascendant. Here's how they differ, which one daily horoscopes use and why both matter in Vedic astrology.

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What is mangal dosha, and should you worry about it?

Mangal dosha (manglik) explained without fear: which houses count, how common it is, the traditional exceptions and why it shouldn't be a reason for panic.

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Kundli matching and gun milan: how the 36 gunas work

How Ashtakoot gun milan scores a match out of 36: the eight kootas, what 18 means, nadi and bhakoot dosha, and what the score can and can't tell you.

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Sade Sati: Saturn's seven and a half years, explained

Sade Sati is Saturn's 7.5-year transit over your Moon sign. Learn its three phases, how to find yours, what the tradition says and why it isn't a curse.

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Dasha periods explained: how Vimshottari dasha times your life

The Vimshottari dasha divides a 120-year life into planetary periods. Learn how the order works, mahadasha vs antardasha and how to read your current dasha.

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Palm reading basics: hand shapes, major lines and mounts

A beginner's guide to Indian palmistry (hast rekha): the four hand shapes, the life, head, heart and fate lines, the mounts, and which hand to read.

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