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Nakshatra files

A twenty-seven part series, one nakshatra at a time: the actual stars first, then the names, the stories, and the temperament, worn lightly. Written by Yamini Sardesai.

A hand-coloured nineteenth-century star chart on pale cream paper showing a reclining ram with heavy fleece and curled g nakshatra-files Ashwini: the first spark Sheratan and Mesarthim sit two fingers apart in the head of the Ram. That is Ashwini, and in June it costs you the last dark hour before dawn. Yamini Sardesai · 16 June 2026 A small dark schist relief carving of four seated figures in a row, each haloed and crowned. The central figure, Yama, h nakshatra-files Bharani: the bearer A letter to whoever read the word death beside Bharani and closed the page. Three faint stars in the Ram, and a word that means to carry. Yamini Sardesai · 30 June 2026 A colour photograph of the Pleiades: six or seven brilliant blue-white stars with four-pointed diffraction spikes, arran nakshatra-files Krittika: the blade and the flame Count the Pleiades before dawn and see how many you get. Then the six who nursed a god, the seventh who stayed, and what a sharp edge is actually for. Yamini Sardesai · 11 July 2026 A wide-field photograph of a dark star field. A large, bright orange star with a broad glowing halo sits in the upper le nakshatra-files Rohini, and the moon who would not keep the rota An orange point comes up in the east a few hours before the sun. That is Aldebaran, and this is the story of the moon who would not leave her. Yamini Sardesai · 28 July 2026