Exclusive — Raghunatha Iyer Vakya Panchangam

"As a temple archaka, I cannot perform Abhishekam without checking this book. For certain Deities like Lord Ayyappa and Lord Shiva, the Vakya timings are considered scriptural." –

For marriage matching ( Porutham ), the Vakya system uses a unique division of the 27 Nakshatras into Padas . The calculates the Chandrashtama (a period when the moon transits the 8th star from one's birth star) differently from modern software. Astrologers who swear by this book argue that Vakya-based Chandrashtama results in fewer negative events than Drik-based warnings.