Entrance Gate and Main Door
The main door of the house should be larger than the other doors entering the
house. The main door should have two shutters and open to the inside of the
building. Teak is a good material for the entrance door.
It is best that a
house has two entrances. The exit door should be smaller than the entrance, and
it should have only one shutter. If there are two external doors for the house,
they should not be set in a straight line.
When one enters
the house, there should not be a wall in front of the entrance. There should be
a door that opens to the next room. A shadow should not fall on the main door.
The main door of the house should not be below ground. Neither should the main
door be in the center of the house, nor in the extreme corners. If the door is
set in the north wall, move it east of center; if it’s in the east wall, move it
north of center. If it is set in the south wall, it should be moved east of
center; if it is in the west wall, move it south of center. Some authorities say
that if the house’s entrance is in the west wall. It should be centered.
Some Vastu
authorities say that to figure out where to place a main door, divide the house
into nine parts. The door should be in the fourth section of the house from the
left hand side. From the right side of the house, the entrance is in the sixth
division from the right.
The main door
should not be situated across from the main door of another house. The entrance
doors of two houses should not be exactly opposing one another. Neither should
two houses share a common entrance.
If the entrance of
the house is to the south, there should not be a balcony or verandah in front of
the door.
It is good to set
gates to both the property and the entrance to the house on the north or east
sides. It is also all right to have the main door on the west wall. It is not
advised to have the main entrance on the south side.
It is considered
auspicious if the entrance to the property and the main door of the house are on
the same side. It is not considered good if the main door to the house is on the
opposite side to the entrance of the property.
There should not
be an underground tank, septic tank, or canal under the main entrance. There
should not be any abandoned, wrecked buildings in front of the main entrance.
It is good to
decorate a house’s entrance with pictures or statues of Laksmi, Ganesh or Kuvera
and auspicious signs such as OM or the Swastika. Inauspious pictures should not
be on the door. Doors should have thresholds. Shoes should not be kept in
front of the door, but to the side.
The door should
not be slanted, sliding, or circular.
Overhead Water Tank
The overhead water tank should be in the southwest (best) or west corners of the
building. An overhead water tank should not be located in the northeast or
southeast corners, or in the middle of the roof. It is also best that it is not
located in the northwest unless the tank is small and is located approximately
1m (2 or 3 ft) from the building’s corner. The tank should be elevated at least
1m (2 or 3 ft) above the roof, on a platform.
If possible, the
tank should not be made of plastic. If it must be plastic, however, it should
either be black or dark blue plastic, because such colors aid the absorption of
sunlight. A dark water tank while absorbing sun for heat doesn’t encourage
microbial growth as quickly as a light-colored tank would do.
If possible, there
should be different tanks for the kitchen and bathrooms.
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.
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