Archive · 2 Oct 2026
BHU Transforms Astrology OPD With Specialised Consultations And Tiered Fees
Banaras Hindu University has made its astrology consultation centre work more like a hospital outpatient department.
People can now ask for help with different astrology-related needs.
These include horoscopes, wedding dates, marriage matching, house design, gemstones and rituals.
Each service has its own price.
The cheapest service costs Rs 100, while taking an astrologer outside the district can cost Rs 21,000.
The centre is open six days a week for one hour each day.
About 10 to 15 people currently visit each day.
The university says the new system will give people advice focused on their specific problems.
Banaras Hindu University has reorganised its astrology outpatient department into eight specialised consultation areas.
Services include horoscopes, auspicious dates, marriage matching, vastu, gemstones and rituals.
Fees range from Rs 100 for auspicious-date selection to Rs 21,000 for consultations outside the district.
The centre operates six days a week from 4 pm to 5 pm at a dedicated air-conditioned office.
The university says the system will provide issue-specific advice, while its fee schedule contains a discrepancy over map-modification charges.
- Who
- Banaras Hindu University’s Department of Jyotisha, its professors and faculty members, and people seeking astrology consultations.
- What
- The university has reorganised and expanded its astrology outpatient department into eight specialised consultation services with separate fees.
- When
- The centre operates six days a week from 4 pm to 5 pm; the article does not specify when the revised system began.
- Where
- At a dedicated office in the Panchang Unit of the Department of Jyotisha, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Why
- The department says the arrangement is intended to direct visitors to advice specific to their individual requirements.
- Institution
- Banaras Hindu University’s Department of Jyotisha
- Services
- Eight specialised areas, including horoscopes, auspicious dates, marriage matching, vastu, gemstones and rituals
- Fee range
- Rs 100 to Rs 21,000
- Operating hours
- Six days a week, from 4 pm to 5 pm
- Daily visitors
- Approximately 10 to 15 people
- Fee sharing
- Fifty per cent of each fee is paid as dakshina to the consulting astrologer
- Fee discrepancy
- Map modification is listed at both Rs 1,000 and Rs 100 in the department’s fee information