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Astrology and Elections in India: Muhurat, Gemstones and the Politics of the Stars

ज्योतिष & चुनाव · Astrology & Elections Ask around any election season and you will hear it: nominations filed at a precise minute, party symbols weighed for their numerology, and gemstones changed before a big campaign. In India, the stars and the ballot box have always kept close company. Every election cycle, alongside the surveys and strategy rooms, runs a quieter parallel track — the astrologer’s chamber. Candidates across parties are known to consult jyotishis before major decisions, and the practice is old enough to be part of the politicalRead More


Raj Yog in Your Kundli: The Astrology Behind Political Power in India

ज्योतिष & राजनीति · Astrology & Politics From choosing an auspicious muhurat to file a nomination, to the gemstones so many public figures are seen wearing, astrology has quietly shadowed Indian politics for centuries. At the heart of it lies one idea: the Raj Yog — the “royal combination” in a birth chart that classical astrologers associate with power and authority. In Vedic astrology, a Raj Yog (राज योग) is a special alignment of planets and houses in a person’s Janm Kundli (birth chart) that is traditionally believed to bestowRead More