Vastu Shastra

Pooja (Temple) Room :

• Worship should be done in the north east, 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.

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.
• Avoid keeping the photo, calendar or idols of any Deities in the bedroom.
• At night it is advisable to keep a light burning. A night bulb will do. Never keep the bedroom pitch dark.

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.

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