Nakshatra 2010

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'All the astrological predictions in my daughter's birth chart have

come true. The art of making horoscope is a pure mathematical science

which can be accurate, subject to the availability of time and date,'

he said at the fair. "

 

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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Consider it a pastime or an infallible guide

to the future, you can't ignore astrology, which some Indians consider

a science. Some place equal emphasis on visits to an astrologer and a

doctor and consult the stars before taking any important decision.

 

Soothsayers at the recent astrology and healers' assembly, Nakshatra

Fair 2010, here said astrology was still one of the biggest draws in

the country with an approximate daily turnover of Rs.1.5 crore (Rs. 15

million). And Delhi was one of the biggest contributors.

 

Amit Arora, a young software engineer, told IANS: 'I consult

astrologers before taking on anything important - either projects or

decisions. I believe in astrology because it is a science.'

 

Arora, whose fingers were studded with 'sacred stones', was at the

fair looking for books on astrology.

 

For 21-year-old Paras Goswami, a second-year arts student in Delhi

University, belief in the power of stars 'epitomises faith'.

 

'If an astrologer's prediction comes true, you feel the power of

faith. Otherwise, faith continues to be an intangible object for most

of us as long as life moves on a positive course,' he said.

 

He said astrology can be compared to science. 'Going to a good

astrologer is like going to a doctor.'

 

Vedic astrology is like medical science, said astrologer Kishan Lal

Joshi of the Shiv Shakti Bhrigu Durbar Mandir, a shrine and

astro-science centre in Rohini, northwest Delhi.

 

According to him, it complements the traditional healing system of ayurveda.

 

'But only those who believe in sanatan (traditional) dharma can

benefit from Vedic astrology,' he said.

 

Joshi and his three-member team offered free astrological advice and

remedies at the fair as part of his order's voluntary service.

 

According to scriptures, Vedic astrology studies motions and positions

of planets with respect to time and their effect on humans and other

entities on earth. It traces its origin to the Vedanta.

 

Believers say it is a mathematical science based on 27 constellations

which make up the 12 zodiac signs and nine planets, spread across 12

houses. Each house represents one aspect of human life. The visual

representation of these planets in their respective houses in one's

birth chart is called a horoscope. Vedic astrology interprets the

meaning of these arrangements.

 

K.K. Sinha, associate registrar of the Amity Business School, believes

his destiny is guided by stars. He was at the fair to draw up

computer-aided horoscopes for his 25-year-old daughter and himself for

'the next 30 years'.

 

'All the astrological predictions in my daughter's birth chart have

come true. The art of making horoscope is a pure mathematical science

which can be accurate, subject to the availability of time and date,'

he said at the fair.

 

Sinha said the youth today was falling back on astrology because 'life

has become more complicated'.

 

Jagmohan Sharma, an industrialist, who was looking for advice on

vaastu shastra at Nakshatra 2010, said the media was responsible for

the growing popularity of astrology among the GenNext.

 

'Television channels dedicated to forecasts and newspapers with

regular astrology columns kindle young interest. It is heartening

because astrology is integral to traditional Indian values. Belief in

the power of stars keeps the Indian GenNext anchored to ethics,'

Sharma said.

 

Nakshatra 2010, which was organised by the India Trade Promotion

Organisation at Pragati Maidan in association with 'Future Point', an

astro-research centre, drew more than 300 palmists, numerologists,

face readers, vaastu, Feng Shui, signology practitioners, tarot

readers and pranic healers - branches of astrology and alternative

healing which have become popular over the past two decades.

 

(Madhusree Chatterjee can be contacted at madhu.c)