| India has always been known as a country with | | | | they do in their present lives. Many use |
| unity in diversity, a country that one of the | | | | Jyotish to understand the various setbacks in |
| most extravagant history and definitely for | | | | life due to the influence of planets and |
| being a country with lots of knowledge and | | | | thereby, perform different religious |
| heritage. Indian astrology and Indian | | | | ceremonies to mitigate or avoid the pain of |
| astrologers along with Indian pilgrimage | | | | separation in life. |
| locations have tremendous influence on people | | | | |
| in India and worldwide. Indian astrology is | | | | The practice of Indian astrology has been |
| more famously known as Jyotish or Jyotisa. | | | | done for over hundreds of years. In fact, the |
| These words have been derived from the | | | | very history of India shows the various |
| Sanskrit term from jyótis, which means | | | | involvements of Vedic astrology and how |
| light, heavenly body. Astrology is known to | | | | people tend to believe in it and how they led |
| have tremendous affect on people all around | | | | their lives as directed by astrologers. In |
| the globe. In fact, the advent of science has | | | | fact, the very practice of Vedic astrology |
| also not been able to demean the position of | | | | primarily relies on the visible zodiacs, |
| astrology and astrologers. Different | | | | which is highly different from the tropical |
| countries have different methods of astrology | | | | zodiacs that are used in Western astrology in |
| but the main point about astrology is to have | | | | that an ayanamsa adjustment is made for the |
| faith in it. One needs to have faith in the | | | | gradual precession of the vernal equinox. The |
| concept of astrology to witness the miracles | | | | zodiacs that are used in Vedic or Indian |
| of it. | | | | astrology are used to compute the ascendant, |
| | | | although the end results are converted to |
| Indian astrology is also referred to as Vedic | | | | sidereal ascendants. |
| astrology. The Vedic system of astrology is | | | | |
| one of the six disciplines of Vedanga, which | | | | Vedic astrology or in other words, Indian |
| are the secondary disciplines of Vedic | | | | astrology includes more than a few fine |
| religion. As such, Jyotish has historically | | | | distinct sub-systems of interpretation and |
| been part of a continuous holistic approach | | | | prediction with unique sacred elements that |
| to living and an integral practice based on | | | | are just not found in Western astrology, for |
| the ancient spiritual tradition of India. The | | | | example its specific system of lunar mansions |
| foundation of jyotish or Indian astrology is | | | | that are called the nakshatras, encompassing |
| the notion of the various bandhu of the Vedas | | | | a pantheon of archetypal deities. An |
| or scriptures, which is the connection | | | | astrologer studies and understands the |
| between the microcosm and the macrocosm. Its | | | | positions of these nakshatras and then they |
| main purpose is to offer humanity a means to | | | | select auspicious days for several |
| understand the role and expression of karma | | | | ceremonies. Indian astrology, just like the |
| in individual and collective life. In fact, a | | | | history and the richness of the Indian |
| major belief among Hindus is that humans have | | | | heritage, proves to be quite rich and full of |
| fortune and misfortune in life because of the | | | | mystery. |
| kind of karma or in other words, deeds that | | | | |