Casting horoscopes of children born outside of India

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Upadhyaji, Rajinderji and other learned members of this forum:

 

I have a question related to casting " Janam Kundali " for those born

outside of India. I have come across 2 diferent methodologies that

I need your help in sorting out

 

1) The classical method where latitude/longitude of the birth

location and birth time is converted to Mean time using a reference

location. This is a mathematical algorithm that you commonly see

used in computer softwares designed to cast horoscopes as well as by

many scholars.

 

2) The Lal Kitab " Lagan Sarini " method which uses Madras as the

epicenter. For any foreign born child, time of birth is converted

to Madras local time and the horoscope then made as if the birth of

the child occured in Madras at that local time. Implication of this

method is that 2 kids born at the SAME INSTANT one in Madras and say

one in New York will have identical horoscopes; however, the

difference will be in the environment they were born in.

 

When I look at the horoscope of my child born in the US using these

different methods I find that the planetary combinations turn out to

be identical, however, the difference is in the Lagna and hence they

are placed in differnt houses.

 

Method 1 is logical, intuitive and mathematically sound. After a

lot of reflection and discussion with a friend I have concluded that

Method 2 though not intuitive is also logical but the logic is very

subtle.

 

I am opening this for discussion and would like your experience on

the subject. Recognize that the method of choice has strong

ramifications not only in the development of the horoscope but also

in its subsequent use in developing varshphals and prescribing upayas

 

Regards

Vijay Arora