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Festivals & Devotion
Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Vratam at Home: The Puja, the Five Chapters and the Prasadam
The Satyanarayana vratam is performed in Telugu homes at griha pravesham, after weddings, on Pournami and in Karthika. W…
08 Oct 2026 Read →
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Festivals & Devotion
Ayyappa Mandala Deeksha: A Guide to the 41-Day Vratam for Telugu Devotees
Every Karthika, thousands of Telugu devotees take the Ayyappa mala and live as renunciants for forty-one days before the…
08 Oct 2026 Read →
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Festivals & Devotion
Ksheerabdhi Dwadashi: The Evening Tulasi Weds the Lord
On Karthika Shukla Dwadashi, Telugu homes decorate the tulasi kota, set an usiri branch beside it, ring it with lamps an…
08 Oct 2026 Read →
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Festivals & Devotion
Karthika Somavaram Vratam: How Telugu Families Keep the Monday Fast for Lord Shiva
Every Monday of Karthika Masam, Telugu devotees bathe at dawn, worship Lord Shiva with bilva leaves, fast through the da…
08 Oct 2026 Read →
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Temple Heritage
The Pancharama Yatra in Karthika Masam: A Route Guide to the Five Aramas of Shiva
Planning the Pancharama yatra this Karthika? The five temples at a glance, a note on their history, when Karthika falls …
08 Oct 2026 Read →

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