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Griha Aramba Sait · 2083
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Breaking ground on a new house. Usually chosen together with an astrologer who also looks at the owner's chart, so the published list is a starting point rather than the answer.
Guide & background
About griha aramba sait
What griha aramba is
Griha aramba is the day construction starts — the foundation dug, the first stone or the corner pillar laid, with a puja before the work begins. It is not the same event as griha pravesh, which is moving in, and the two have separate sait lists because the panchang judges them on different grounds: one is the start of an undertaking, the other is entering a finished house.
When the dates fall
Building dates are few and cluster in the dry months, roughly Mangsir through Baisakh, which is also when the work itself is practical, and they thin out through the monsoon. The list skips the periods when Jupiter or Venus is combust and the tithis the tradition rules out for beginning anything. That is why most months carry none at all.
Using the list
Most families pick a date from the published list and then have a priest check it against the head of the household's chart before booking the mason and the puja. Work does not have to finish on the sait — it has to begin on it, so a token start on the day is common, with the real build following. Tap any date to open that day in the calendar with its tithi and events.
Questions & answers
Griha aramba sait — common questions
Is griha aramba the same as griha pravesh?
No. Griha aramba is starting the construction; griha pravesh is entering the finished house. They have separate sait lists, and a date good for one is not automatically good for the other.
What if the build cannot start on the sait day?
A token start on the sait — the puja and the first work — is what matters; the rest of the construction carries on from there. Families do not usually wait for the next sait if the schedule slips by a few days after the ceremony.
Why are there no dates in Shrawan and Bhadra?
Those months sit inside Chaturmas, when the tradition avoids beginning major undertakings, and they are the wettest months of the year — the two reasons point the same way.
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