- What time is navkarsi in Mangaluru today?
- Navkarsi falls about forty-eight minutes after sunrise, so it depends on Mangaluru's own sunrise and shifts a little each day. The time is at the top of this page.
- Why do these times differ from a printed calendar?
- Almanacs differ in the horizon correction they apply to sunrise, and some reckon porisi from the start of the first prahar rather than from sunrise itself. A few minutes of difference is expected; where a community follows a particular panchang, that one should be kept.
- Can a pachchakkhan be taken after the time has begun?
- No. The vow is a resolve made in advance for a stated period; taken afterwards it is not a pachchakkhan. If a time has passed, the next one is still available.
- What is the difference between chovihar and tivihar?
- Chovihar renounces all four kinds of intake after sunset, including water. Tivihar renounces three and permits water. This page lists chovihar; which is appropriate is a matter for your own teacher.