holashtak

Holashtak – The Inauspicious Eight Days Before Holi

What is Holaastak Holashtak is an unfavorable period of eight days before the festival of Holi for certain Hindu communities in North India. What should be avoided on Holaastak? It is considered inauspicious to perform auspicious ceremonies during the period like marriage, house warming, buying land, important investments or any of the Hindu sanskars. People…

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Mercury Retrograde New Year 2023

Mercury Retrograde from 29 December to 18 January 2023

Mercury is in retrograde motion from December 28, 2022, to January 18, 2023 – Time to be careful of what you say. Mercury retrograde is a time to Review, Reassess, Re-learn, Revise, Re-check.   Vedic Astrologer Navneet Khanna, explains the Mercury retrograde period from 19th December till 18th January 2023. Get the Mercury Retrograde New…

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