Sanatan Katha
The reading room of Apna Sanatan. Aartis chanted at twilight, stotrams older than memory, the festivals we live by.
It's Sunday. For Surya.
Each weekday in Sanatan dharma is offered to a deity. Surya (सूर्य) is whom we read for today.
सूर्य
Surya
Mantra · मंत्र
ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः
Om Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah Suryaya Namaha
How to honour today
- ●Offer water (arghya) to the rising sun, facing east
- ●Recite the Aditya Hridayam — the heart-hymn given to Rama before battle
- ●Eat sattvic food only; some keep a partial fast until noon
The calendar ahead
Festivals, vrats, and observances on the immediate horizon. Read about each before it arrives.
Aage ke 6 · आगे के ६
Next on the calendar
- Aug1
Gajanana Sankashti
- Aug3
Putrada Ekadashi
- Aug9
Raksha Bandhan
Sister-brother bond celebrated.
- Aug9
Shravan Purnima
- Aug12
Kajari Teej
- Aug17
Simha Sankranti
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Temples, ashrams, yatras
Reading is one half. Going is the other. The places, paths, and people of Sanatan, gathered slowly and verified by hand.
Mandir · मंदिर
Temples
Coming this year
Verified listings with timings, deities, history, dress codes, prasad, and how to reach. Built deity-by-deity, region-by-region.
- Timings & aarti slots
- Deities & legends
- How to reach
- Dress code & rules
Ashram · आश्रम
Ashrams
Where the gurus live
Maths, mathas, and modern ashrams across Bharat. Sampradaya, lineage, sadhana schedules, and the gurus who hold each tradition.
- Sampradaya & lineage
- Active seats
- Daily satsang cadence
- Where they gather
Guru · गुरु
Guru Darshan
Living teachers, ancient lineages
Premanand Maharaj, Morari Bapu, Sri Sri, Sadhguru, Amma, Avdheshanand Giri, and the saints who came before them. Their teachings, their ashrams, and the gatherings.
- 10 living teachers
- 7 historical lives
- Major sampradayas
- Cadence of gatherings
Yatra · यात्रा
Plan a pilgrimage
Char Dham, Jyotirlinga circuit, Vrindavan parikrama, Kumbh, Sabarimala. Curated yatras with verified logistics. Slow over scale, honest over slick.
Tirtha
काशी
Kashi
Vishwanath, Annapurna, Kal Bhairav
Tirtha
वृंदावन
Vrindavan
Banke Bihari, ISKCON, Radha Raman
Tirtha
तिरुपति
Tirupati
Balaji, Padmavati
Tirtha
चार धाम
Char Dham
Badri, Kedar, Gangotri, Yamunotri
Directory listings expand weekly. Submit a temple you know, an ashram you stayed at, a baba whose work matters.
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः
May all beings be happy. May all beings be free from illness.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad