Satyanarayan Varta
The five chapters read at the Satyanarayan puja, with the traditional Maheshwari closing verse.
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Bhagti & Dharam
The devotional life of the community, kept in one place
Aartis and bhajans to sing along with, katha and varta to read, a mythological calendar of every festival in the year, and the community telephone directory.
Aartis
Sung morning and evening
Tap an aarti to open the full text. Devanagari, Roman transliteration and a Dhatki rendering will sit side by side once the editorial committee supplies them.
Opening verse
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Swami Jai Jagdish Hare…
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Mantras & Prayers
Recited daily, in home and at the mandir
English renderings prepared from the community's own printed prayer sheet, kept alongside the original for households that recite in Sindhi.
Yajur Veda 36:3
Gayatri Mantra
Om bhur bhuvah swaha, tat savitur varenyam,
bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yo nah prachodayat.
Found in the Rig Veda and held to be Sanatan Dharma's foundational mantra. Word by word: Om — the primal sound; Bhur, Bhuvah, Swaha — earth, the middle realm, and heaven; Tat Savitur — that divine Sun, the source of life; Varenyam Bhargo Devasya — whose radiance is worthy of worship; Dhimahi — we meditate upon; Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat — may that light guide and awaken our intellect.
Ishwar Stuti
In praise of God
Saviour of the world, Creator, Giver of every blessing — You alone are our support. Formless, desireless, beyond birth and beyond death, unshaken and eternal. Every colour, every living thing shelters within You; the joys and sorrows of this world are all held in Your hand. Whoever reaches You is set free, O compassionate One — keep us ever mindful of You, and walking the true path.
Rozani Prarthana
A daily prayer
O my Lord, I am truly unaware — I do not even know what to ask of You. Give me only what is genuinely good for me, even when I cannot see it myself. Forgive my faults, moment by moment, and turn me towards what benefits me and mine. Wash away the wrong I have done, knowingly or unknowingly, and keep my household safe from the harm my own mistakes might bring. Grant us the strength to stay honest, content, and close to You.
Rendered into English from the printed Sindhi text for readability — the original wording is kept on file for households that wish to recite in Sindhi.
Bhajans
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Shyam Teri BansiRecorded at Bhajan Sandhya 2025
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Mhaara Re Girdhar GopalTraditional Meera bhajan · Dhatki refrain
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Jai Ambe MaaNavratri chorus, Umerkot mandir
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Bhole Nath Ki JaiShivratri vigil recording
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Sanwariya Mhane BhaaveYouth wing, MyLead 2025
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Aarti Kunj BihariJanmashtami midnight, Karachi
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Katha & Varta
Stories read at the vrat and the fast
Karva Chauth Katha
The story of the queen and the fasting sister, as told in Thar households.
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The Origin of the Maheshwari Name
The account of the seventy-two clans and the blessing of Mahesh — recorded from elders in Umerkot.
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Holika Varta
Prahlad, Holika and the bonfire — read aloud before the dahan.
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Ekadashi Varta
A short reading kept on each fasting Ekadashi through the year.
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Kul Devi Traditions of the Thar Clans
Which family keeps which Devi, and the offerings each clan brings at Navratri.
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Mythological calendar
The festival year, month by month
Select a month to see its festivals, the tithi they fall on, and the observance kept by Maheshwari households.
AugustShravan – Bhadrapad
Shravan Mondays, Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami fall in quick succession.
08Purnima
Raksha BandhanThe forum’s largest annual gathering — rakhi milan for families across cities, with a video link for diaspora chapters.Rakhi milan
15Krishna Ashtami
JanmashtamiMidnight birth ceremony, jhanki, and the bhajan competition final.Night celebration
Reference
Hindu months, weekdays and the zodiac wheel
The twelve Hindu months
ChaitraMarch – April
VaishakhApril – May
Jyeshtha (Jeth)May – June
Ashadh (Aasarh)June – July
Shravan (Sawan)July – August
BhadrapadAugust – September
Ashwin (Asu)September – October
KartikOctober – November
MargashirshNovember – December
PaushDecember – January
MaghJanuary – February
PhalgunFebruary – March
Days of the week & their deities
SundaySurya (the Sun)
MondayChandra (the Moon)
TuesdayMangal (Mars)
WednesdayBudh (Mercury)
ThursdayBrihaspati (Jupiter, guru of the gods)
FridayShukra (Venus)
SaturdayShani (Saturn)
Simplified from the fuller rashi and nakshatra chart kept in the printed community reference book.
Maheshwari telephone directory
Find a family
Search by name, city or profession. Listings are published with each family's consent; to add or correct an entry, write to the secretariat.
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NameCityContactProfession
Ramesh Kumar MaheshwariS/o GopaldasKarachi+92 300 234 5566Textiles
Sunita DeviW/o Naresh KumarKarachi+92 321 445 1122School principal
Dr. Anil MaheshwariS/o KishanchandHyderabad+92 333 776 8890Physician
Prakash ChandS/o MoolchandMirpurkhas+92 301 112 3344Grain merchant
Kavita MaheshwariD/o BhagwandasMirpurkhas+92 345 909 1010Chartered accountant
Hemant KumarS/o LekhrajUmerkot+92 302 556 7788Pharmacist
Meera BaiW/o JethanandUmerkot+92 344 220 3311Textile craft
Vishal MaheshwariS/o DayaramSanghar+92 313 667 4455Civil engineer
Suresh KumarS/o MotiramTando Adam+92 306 889 2233Cloth retail
Pooja MaheshwariD/o Ashok KumarNawabshah+92 335 441 9900Software engineer
Girdhari LalS/o TejumalSukkur+92 308 220 6677Hardware trade
Neha MaheshwariD/o Vinod KumarDubai+971 50 334 7788Logistics manager
Rajesh MaheshwariS/o HariramToronto+1 416 220 4455Accountant
Anjali SharmaW/o Mahesh KumarMelbourne+61 4 1122 8899Nurse practitioner
Bhagwan DasS/o ChetanramKunri+92 314 556 1200Agriculture
Lata MaheshwariD/o RatanlalLahore+92 322 700 1188Lecturer
Sample data shown. The live directory draws from the PGMF household register — approximately 1,850 entries.