| For thousands of years the Hindus in India were | | | | Makara |
| using the planets and stars to predict the future | | | | Kumba |
| and confirm the past. The Hindu astrology defines | | | | Meena |
| the characteristics of a person depending on the | | | | The terms Aries,Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, |
| place and the time of birth. The place and time of | | | | Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn , |
| birth corresponds to a start and each star has its | | | | Aquarius and Pisces are used ONLY to denote |
| own distinct characteristics. | | | | their corresponding equivalents in Vedic Astrology. |
| Some of the planets are thought to be good for | | | | Any extension of them would lead to |
| people and some are thought to be bad for | | | | misinterpretation of the predictions . Predictions |
| persons life. If a persons horoscope has a strong | | | | are on the basis of the birth stars and not on the |
| influence of the planet Saturn at any point in life, | | | | English date of birth. |
| the person goes through lot of sufferings. As per | | | | The hindu vedas gives many things one can do to |
| the Hindu Vedas the life is full of joy and sorrows. | | | | prevent bad period in life. These are called |
| One can not have life full of joy or full of sorrow. | | | | Pariharams and are usually done in any temple. |
| There are many remedies given to soothe the | | | | Some of the famous temples for doing |
| sufferings when a person goes through bad | | | | pariharams are Tirupathi, Tiruchendur, Tanjore |
| planetary positions. | | | | Siva Temple, Varanasi, Bath in the holy Ganges, |
| Here are the categories of Hindu horoscopes. | | | | Puttabarthi, Sai Baba temple, Palani, Kalahasthi, |
| Mesha | | | | Thirunallar, Panjavadi, Guruvayur, Kumbakonam, |
| Vrishaba | | | | Thiruvarur, Nagarcoil, temples in Tamil Nadu, |
| Miduna | | | | Andhra Pradesh etc. |
| Kataka | | | | Many pariharams also talk about specific Gods like |
| Simha | | | | Krishna, Ganesha, Karthikeya, Siva, Vishnu, Kali, |
| Kanya | | | | Linga. |
| Tula | | | | Usually astrological predictions are done for a |
| Vrischika | | | | monthly or yearly period. |
| Dhanus | | | | |