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Vaastu Information For Rooms
Worship (Temple) Room
Worship should be done in the northeast, north, or east sides of the house. It is
best that the temple room is in the northeast corner of the house. The worship room
should not be to the south. The place of worship should be on the ground floor and
not upstairs. The altar should be located on the northeast side of the temple room.
The deities or pictures of the deities should either face east or west, and should
not face north or south. It is best that the Deities face west and the worshipers
face east. The altar should not be set into the wall but should be at least 2.5
cm (an inch) from it. The door to the temple room should have two shutters.
Toilets should never be above or below the place of worship. White, light yellow,
or light blue are good colors for a temple room. It is good if the worship room
is shaped like a pyramid, sloping inward as it goes upward toward the roof in the
four directions.
Kitchen
The kitchen should ideally be in the southeast corner of the house, its windows
on the east and south sides. There can also be a window on the west side. If the
kitchen cannot be in the southeast corner, it is all right to place it in the northwest
corner. But in general, the kitchen should not be in the north, and should certainly
not be in the northeast corner. Locating the kitchen to the southwest will cause
problems. The kitchen should not be next to or across from a toilet, nor should
it be directly in front of the main door. Cooking should be done in the southeast
corner or on the east side of the kitchen. It is best to cook while facing east,
but facing north is also all right. It is advisable not to put the stove on the
northern wall. The cooking platform should not touch the wall but should be placed
at least 8 cm (3 inches) from the wall. The stove should not be in front of the
kitchen’s door.Electrical items such as microwaves, grinders, and mixers should
be placed in the southeast corner of the kitchen. The sink should be in the northeast
corner. The southwest wall should be
used for storage. The refrigerator should be
in the northwest, southeast, south, or west. It should not be placed on the northeast
side. If it is on the southwest side of the kitchen, be sure to set it away from
the wall.
If there is a dining table in the kitchen, it should be placed on the north or west
side. The door to the toilet should not face the dining table. Kitchens should be
painted yellow, rose, red, orange, or chocolate brown. If possible, do not paint
the walls white or black.
Living (Sitting) Room
The living room should be on the north side of the house. Furniture should be square
or rectangular, not round or oval. It is good if the ceiling slopes down toward
the northeast direction. The air-conditioner should be in the west, not the southeast.
Furniture should mainly be in the west and south section of the room. The walls
should be painted white, yellow, green, or blue, never red or black. Depressing
paintings should not be placed on the walls.
Bedrooms
The main bedroom should be on the southwest or northwest side of the house. If there
is an upper story in the house, the master bedroom should be on this floor, in the
southwest corner. Adult married children can also use this room. Younger children,
however, should not use it because that will cause trouble in the household. Bedrooms
on the northeast side of the house will also cause trouble.
The children’s bedrooms should be in the northwest or west. The younger children’s
bedroom can also be on the east side of the house, Newly married couples should
not use a bedroom on the east side.Guest bedrooms are best located in the northwest
corner, but can also be located in the northeast corner. Bedroom walls should be
painted a light rose, dark blue, dark green, gray, etc. Some authorities say that
the walls should not be painted white or a light yellow. The door should be set
in the east, west or north, and should ideally be one shutter. One should sleep
in his own house with his head facing east or south. If one is staying in someone
else’s house, or while traveling, he should sleep with his head facing west. One
should never sleep with his head facing north. Upon rising from bed, the right foot
should be placed on the floor first.If one is to study in the bedroom, the east
side should be used. The wardrobe should be located on the northwest or southwest
side of the bedroom. TV, heaters, and air conditioners should be located in the
southeast corner. The southwest corner of the room should not be vacant. An attached
bathroom could be built on the west or north sides of the room. It is best not to
keep the safe in a bedroom, but if this is the only place for the safe, it should
be located on the south wall, opening north.
Safe Room
Money, valuables, or a safe should be stored in a room on the north side of the
house. This is the side of Kubera, the god of wealth. The door to this room should
be facing north or east. The walls should be painted yellow, because yellow leads
to an increase of wealth. If a safe is large, it can be placed in the south, southwest,
or west sides of the house, but it should always be set a few inches from the wall.
It should not be in the southwest or southeast corner, and should definitely not
be in a northeast corner. The safe should face north and open toward the north or
east. It is inauspicious to have a safe opening to the south—this will cause a loss
of money. The safe should not be located under any beams.Safes should be installed
on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, when the Sun is in the constellations
of Dhanishtha, Rohini, Uttara, Swati, Shravan or Punarvasu.
Dining Room
The dining room should be located on the west side of the house, or on the east
or north side of the building. If the kitchen is on the ground floor, the dining
room should not be on an upper floor but should also be located on the ground floor.
The door leading into the dining room should be on the east, north, or west side
of the room. It should not have arches. The house’s main entrance door should not
face the dining room’s door.It is best to face east or west while eating.
The head of the family should face east during meals. Other members of the family
can face east, north, or west, but it is not advisable to face south. The dining
table should not be round or oval but either square or rectangular. It should not
fold from the wall or be attached to the wall. A sink can be located in the northeast
corner of the dining room, or on the north or east sides of the room. No toilets
should be attached to the dining room.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms can be on the west or northwest sides of the building, but not on the
eastern or northeastern sides. The toilet room should also not be located on the
southeast, the southwest, or in the center of the building. The morning sun falling
on the body after bathing is good, so windows should be set in the north or east
sides of the room. Ideally, toilets should face south, not east or west (in the direction of the sun). The toilet should be located on the west or northwest side
of the room and should be built 30–60cm (1 or 2 feet) above the ground.An attached
bathroom should be on the west or northwest side of a room, never on the northeast
side. Sinks should be placed on the northeast, north, or east sides of the room.
Bathtubs should be located on the northeast, west, or east sides.
Bathroom walls should be painted white, sky blue, or another light shade. Do not
use black or dark red. Water should leave the bathroom from the east or northeast
side. Water should not leave from the southwest or southeast directions. The overhead
septic tank should be on the northwest side of the house.
Study Room
The library or study should be located on the west side of the building, but should
not be located in the corners of the house. When using a library or study, it is
best to sit facing east or north. The bookshelves should not be in the northwest
or southwest corner. Books should be in the east, north, or west sides of the room.
The door should be two-shuttered and should be located in the northeast, north,
or west. Windows can be set on the east, north, or west walls. The walls should
be painted white, sky blue, cream, or light green. If one will not sleep in the
room, a pyramidal shape (walls sloping inward as they go upward towards the ceiling)
will help study and meditation.
Storage Area
The storage areas should be located in the northwest part of the building, but not
in the north or east. The storage room door should not be on the southwest side
of the room. Storage cabinets should be located on the west or north sides of the
room. Butter, ghee, oil, and cooking gas should be kept in the southeast corner.
Stairways
Best to build stairways on the southwest, or if necessary, on the south or west
sides of the house. Do not build stairways on the northeast side, as it will cause
loss of wealth.
The staircase should go up from east to west or north to south. The same stairway
that goes to the upper floor should not also go down to the basement. Stairways
should be built with an odd number of stairs—9, 11, or 15 steps, for example. The
number of stairs should not end with a zero if you must build an even number—there
should not be 10 or 20 steps—because it is best to begin climbing steps with the
right foot and also to end the climb on the right foot. This is not possible when
there is an even number of stairs. The right foot is equated with gain, the left
with loss.Circular stairways are not good. The doorway at the top of the stairway
should be at least 20cm (8 inches) lower than the doorway at the bottom of the stairs.
Broken stairs should be repaired immediately to avoid accidents. The stairway should
be painted a light color. The worship room, safe, or toilet should not be located
under a staircase.
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