{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dharmic Times","provider_url":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu","author_name":"gautam.ch","author_url":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/index.php\/author\/gautam-ch\/","title":"What is Upav\u0101sa? - Dharmic Times","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CWB3DrC910\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/what-is-upavasa\/\">What is Upav\u0101sa?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/what-is-upavasa\/embed\/#?secret=CWB3DrC910\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is Upav\u0101sa?&#8221; &#8212; Dharmic Times\" data-secret=\"CWB3DrC910\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/dharmictimes.mu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/up.jpeg","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":347,"description":"Upav\u0101sa \u2260 Just Skipping Meals Upav\u0101sa means \u201cTo stay near the Self (\u0100tman)\u201d by withdrawing from food, sense indulgence &amp; desires. Ayurveda sees fasting not as punishment, but as purification of body and consciousness.The Science of Fasting \u2014 Why Ayurveda Prescribed Upav\u0101sa Centuries Ago \ud83d\ude31 Intermittent fasting is the latest health trend. But did you [&hellip;]"}