SCIENTIFIC VASTU PRINCIPLES | An Architect Explains

Vastu Shastra, an ancient mystic science for designing and building, unifies science, art, astronomy and astrology.  Vastu lays down some principles which were originally carefully guarded and meant for only temples, palaces and for the elite. However, these Vastu principles gradually spread by word of mouth as set, rigid rules and used for houses as well.

The ancient Rishis who formulated Vastu Shastra, in all their wisdom knew that unless they enforced the Vastu principles of planning very strictly, people would build according to their whims and create ugly, unaesthetic, badly designed and badly ventilated structures. Perhaps to prevent such a situation, they made the Vastu principles hard and fast rules.

Vastu-Shastra-PrinciplesA look into these Vastu principles will help to dispel the ignorance about Vaastu Shastra- that it is only a spiritual science meant for the construction of beautiful temples and is not useful for the design of Houses and other secular buildings. These principles are a guide for designing and planning proportionate, aesthetic and beautiful building.



As an Architect practising in India, I have realised that the guidelines that we follow in designing, which are the sub-conscious outcome of all that we learn in 5 years of architectural education in subjects like climatology, structural design, architectural design, building materials, history of architecture etc are actually very similar to the Vastu Shastra Principles listed here. Read on:

WHAT ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF VAASTU SHASTRA – THE VEDIC SCIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE?

There are five fundamental Vastu principles on which ‘Vaastu Shastra’ stands and they are:

  1. Site orientation – also called Diknirnaya.
  2. Site planning – also known as Vaastu Purusha Mandala.
  3. Proportions of the building – also known as Maana.
  4. Dimensions of the building– also called Aayadi
  5. Aesthetics of the building –  also known as Chanda.




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  • May 29, 2021 at 12:17 am
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    Hello sir,

    I am so relieved reading your post as you try to explain the scientific reasons behind the vastu principle.

    We are buying a corner house which has road on north and west side. if i put the compass in middle of constructed house the east direction is 10 degrees to the left from center. There is room in the east side and kitchen in south east. The attached bathrooms on the ground floor and first floor are falling in ene direction. Is it suitable as per vastu. kindly suggest.

    Hi Adishree,
    Firstly thank you for the appreciation. The intention all along has been to ally peoples fears regarding Vastu.
    After reading my articles, you should have understood that a 10 degree difference will not matter. As long as the bathrooms are not in the NE corner, you dont have to worry. ENE is fine.
    Admin

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  • March 6, 2021 at 6:10 am
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    Hi Sir/Ma’am,
    We have South West facing plot i.e. road on SW. The slope of ground is also downward direction from N to S/ NE to SW mostly. The plot is 36′ wide facing the road(SW) with 81′ in length and rear side(NE) being 34′. What are the ideals to be considered according to vaastu while construction?
    1. main entrance door
    2. bore well(water reservoir)
    3. septic tank
    4. site slope corrections
    5. etc.
    Please help!!

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  • November 25, 2020 at 4:42 am
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    hi
    my main gate will face east.. main door north east – toilet west – 1 room south west and 1 room north west
    kitchen south east

    Please advise

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  • October 10, 2020 at 10:39 am
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    It is the great blog post.It is the helfpul and informative blog .I am always read your blog . I like it thanks for sharing this information with us .

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  • September 22, 2020 at 8:25 am
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    We live in a North facing house everything is perfect But cant use SW ROOM as master as its the smallest room in the house and there is cut in the lot on SW Corner is there anything we can do to fix this vaatu dosa having financial problems, getting lot opportunities but no success.

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  • September 21, 2020 at 5:08 am
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    It is a great blog post about vaastu shastra.I am always read your blog helpful and informative tips. I like it thanks for sharing
    this information with us
    Hi,
    Thank you for the appreciation. Glad that this is useful to you.
    Admin

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  • March 12, 2020 at 8:05 am
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    Hi Admin, we are constructing a new house. South East facing, but the pada is on 5th or 6th place. what should be done?

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  • December 2, 2019 at 4:09 am
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    Nice Article Thanks for sharing.
    Hi,
    Thank you.
    Admin

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  • November 25, 2019 at 9:14 pm
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    Hi,

    I am about to purchase a new flat, where Master bed room and washroom is in SouthEast direction and kitchen is in East direction? should i go for it?

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  • October 13, 2019 at 10:14 am
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    Thank you , your post is extremely useful and so scientific.I have never heard anyone talk so rationally which makes total sense.
    Ours is SE entrance and kitchen is in north east. we have been told that this is leading to issues in our career growth.SE entrance is supposed to bring financial , health and relationship issues. We have been looking to change our flat.Do you think we should ?

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  • October 5, 2019 at 11:46 pm
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    Hi,

    We are constructing a new home in USA and we found NE facing home but there will be a sliding door in SW direction which opens to a portico. I heard this is not good but we don’t have a choice unless we make it a window but then we won’t have entrance to back yard. We’ve to walk around the house to go to back yard. Please suggest!

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  • September 26, 2019 at 4:58 am
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    Sir .our house entrance in NWW backyard door in ENE one bedroom in NE 2nd bedroom in north corner living room in South corner kitchen in East corner bathroom in Southcorner dining room in SW house facing NW.
    Plot slop towords NW main gate in E.
    External Staircase in S is there any vastu defects

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  • July 4, 2019 at 1:28 pm
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    Nice information
    Hi,
    Thank you. Glad that this information has been useful to you.
    Admin

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  • June 23, 2019 at 10:25 pm
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    I have a flat with 8 gates , but dining hall is going to be converted to bedroom with partition of wood work, can I count this as 9 the gate, does it affect vastu.

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  • May 10, 2019 at 6:22 pm
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    I have purchased the south facing rectangular site but planned main door in the east. The Gate will remain in South, Master bedroom in SW and Kitchen in SE.
    I only have two options for windows in master bedroom, one in west and other in south and want to have bigger windows.
    Can I have big Windows both in S and W direction of my SW master bedroom???

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  • September 29, 2018 at 7:20 pm
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    Hi sir,
    I have west facing plot, as north-east, east directions are falling backside of the home and also sever line in the back of the home, then in what direction should I dig borewell.

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  • September 28, 2018 at 2:54 pm
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    I have a plot in which the land drastically narrows (from 24M to 8M) and slopes (8M) from East to West.
    The land on which the house will sit, has been raised and leveled (using retaining walls) so that it now has a southwest to northeast slope. The South west contains the entrance gate to the property (it cannot be put elsewhere) and the stairs to the house move upward from southwest to northeast.
    Still, the problem (as it seems according to Vaastu) is that the land plot (overall) still is far lower in the southwest than the north east – what do you reccomend?
    Thank you, in advance, for your answer and for your wonderful common-sense approach to Vaastu!
    Prema Key

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  • September 5, 2018 at 9:54 pm
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    Very informative.
    Sir, what can be the toilet location in front side of east facing home

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  • September 2, 2018 at 2:15 am
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    Sir,
    I purchased a site trapezoid shape. Road is in North West direction. Planned to construct 32×23 house plus extendable to east direction.
    Please give me suggestions to main entrance. Northwest or northeast.

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  • July 6, 2018 at 11:15 pm
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    Hello ,
    I am an architect . I am designing a house which is existing at ground floor and first floor is proposed .
    There is toilet on ground floor ,kitchen is exactly above the toilet at first floor .Is there any problem as per Vastu Shastra . The plot is north east facing .

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  • July 6, 2018 at 11:13 pm
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    Hello ,

    I am an architect . I am designing a house which is existing at ground floor and first floor is proposed .
    There is toilet on ground floor ,kitchen is exactly above the toilet at first floor .Is there any problem as per Vastu Shastra . The plot is north east facing .

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  • December 2, 2017 at 2:05 am
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    Very much informative. Sir Ours is a east faced apartment. And the flat is located in first floor facing east. Transformer pertaining to apartment is placed in the south West corner. Is it okay? Or this causes any huge problem.? Can you please clarify?
    Hi Madhusudan,
    Thank you. AS long as there is reasonable distance (about 10′) between your apartment and the transformer, it should not affect you.
    Admin

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  • August 14, 2017 at 9:06 am
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    I have a basic question in directions of house. East facing house means, are we enter house from east direction to west direction or from west direction to east direction ?
    Hi Kiran,
    you will be entering from East to West.
    Admin

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  • May 23, 2017 at 9:09 pm
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    The science of manipulating these elements of Nature, Sun’s effects, Earth’s magnetic field, cardinal directions and Earth’s energy fields of vastu factors which is really informative and interesting details. Thanks a lot.
    Kalpana Srikaanth
    Hi Kalpana,
    Thank you for the appreciation.
    Admin

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  • January 21, 2017 at 10:12 am
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    Hi there,
    Thanks for sharing these interesting and brilliant facts
    Hi Priyvrat,
    You are welcome. Glad that it was useful.
    Admin

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  • December 18, 2016 at 2:39 am
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    Hello,

    I have just bought a piece of land and we are planning to start construction. We live in Mauritius, in the southern hemisphere; the land is east facing. I am wondering whether you can look at our plan and how much do you charge for your services.
    Hi Neelkamal,
    We are architects and give architectural services but do not comment on the vastu aspects. Moreover, the vastu shastra principles might be different for buildings in the southern hemisphere due to difference in sunlight and wind directions.
    Admin

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  • November 30, 2016 at 10:53 am
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    hi Sir,
    we are building a house. it is a rectangle and angle direction lot. Front door is facing NW and kitchen is in the east corner of the house. The cook face east while cooking. Is there are any vastu defects?
    Also the main house is rectangle shape. we want to add a porch in the middle of the back side. so it will not look rectangle any more. it will look like a cut in the east corner. is it vatu defect? please advise us before we proceed. I really appreciate your answer.
    Hi Anu,
    I do not see any vastu defects in the description of your house.
    Admin

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  • October 1, 2016 at 8:18 am
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    Hi sir,

    Thank u very much sir for giving very important information about vastu.
    My plot facing east which is cross extended towards north now what I want to know is on east side of the road middle of the plot having electrical tower is Thier having any vastu problem plz suggest any remedy for this sir thx.
    Hi Phani Kumar,
    I am not able to visualise what you have described. If the electrical tower is within 10′ of your site it is not good, otherwise it is okay.
    Admin

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  • June 20, 2016 at 1:40 am
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    pl inform whether I can place a Pooja cupboard in the north east corner since many are of the opinion that heavy articles should not be placed in north east. But we have placed this cup board containing God’s photos and idols for pooja purpose along with lamps in the north east corner. pl advise.
    Hi Laxmi,
    Yes you can place the cupboard. It is like a pooja mandir and cannot be considered heavy.
    Admin

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  • April 20, 2016 at 11:54 am
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    Mine is a north facing plot. Kitchen is in SE. My entrance door is from North Side. And my back door is on South side.
    Is there any vaastu problems.
    Hi Praveen,
    No vastu problems.
    Admin

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  • April 12, 2016 at 12:44 pm
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    MY kitchen is NNE and Pooja room in ENE Master Bed Room in WNW Living room in East & South, Main Entry is in South dircetion. Its apartment on 8th floor. Swimming pool is in the South direction. Your comments
    Hi Vishal,
    No comments. If you and your family members liked the apartment then, just trust that it is the best.
    Admin

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  • January 26, 2016 at 4:44 am
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    Can kitchen be north-west and cooking facing West? also can we have main entrance close to south west and door facing south?
    Hi Raghav,
    Kitchen in the NW is good. But try to cook facing North or East. Personally, I do not see anything wrong with a South facing door.
    Admin

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  • October 11, 2015 at 6:55 pm
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    Overhead water tank is at south east direction and
    underground water tank is in south west direction.
    Is there any problems?
    Hi Kaja,
    The underground and overhead tanks must have been placed in these respective positions because of the orientation of the site. So there is nothing that can be done. Stop worrying about it and just ensure that there is ample light and ventilation in the house.
    Admin

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  • August 17, 2015 at 1:21 am
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    sir,
    My house has toilet inthe southwest direction which is actually an attached bathroom to the master bed room. should i change it.
    If I build master bed room upstairs , then should i change the toilet in the ground floor.
    Hi Anuradha,
    There is no need to change the toilet as it is attached to your master bedroom and your master bed is in the right corner, the SW corner.
    Admin

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  • July 21, 2015 at 1:43 am
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    we did bhoomi puja before 6months but ae could not able to start work due to finance problem. Now we are planing to start the work.
    Please explain whethr we need to do bhoomi puja again
    Hi Geetha,
    You need not do the pooja again. But then if the previous pooja was not done to your satisfaction or if you associate the delay in starting work with the way the bhoomi pooja was sone, then it is advisable to do another one just so that you feel positive about the future construction.
    Admin

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  • June 30, 2015 at 2:59 am
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    The kitchen in my flat is in the northeast and the master bedroom is in the southeast. Kindly suggest some alterations. Can i interchange them and use the bedroom for elderly member of the family.
    Hi Sumathi,
    You can interchange the rooms. But why go to such extents as you will have to do major renovation works including getting water lines to the existing SE bedroom.
    Admin

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  • June 15, 2015 at 6:16 am
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    Hi,

    Iam planning to build a house(3 portions) for rental purpose. Is the vastu to be considered for individual portions or as a whole builing. Is the location of septic tank near to south-eat corner would be ideal.

    Moreover since the house will be rented & i dont stay in it. Will the vastu have any effect on me. Logically i dont see any relation on the vibrations of the house on me. I consulted some vastu guys who says that there will be effect of vastu on me as iam the owner of the building. Can you please clarify. Thanks inadvance. Best wishes.
    Hi Balasubramanian,
    Use logic and science in such matters. Obviously the vastu of the rented portion should not affect you if you are not living there.
    Admin

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  • June 5, 2015 at 8:11 am
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    my toilet is in north west direction should i change or not.
    one of my bedroom entry is in south direction should i change or not
    Hi Prabhupada,
    Please do not go for such major changes. Leave it as it is. The structure of the house may get affected.
    Admin

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  • June 4, 2015 at 8:42 pm
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    Hi, I have read some advices which ie quite helpful. I’m going to build my house and I need some advice by vastu. My house is west facing house and I tried to followed by vastu. My floor plan is ready but its hard to follow all directions. House has some different positions per vastu.
    my garage which is located in southwest. My kitchen is in southeast but stove is in south facing.
    Stairs is in north. one bedroom is in southeast and one is in northeast. I can’t make changes please advise me
    Hi Pratiksha,
    Everything seems fine. Just change the position of the kitchen stove. Try to place it on the east counter or somewhere other than south.
    Admin

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  • April 19, 2015 at 5:55 pm
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    Dear Sir/Madam,

    I have a house which have some points which are not as per Vastu which are;
    1. Plot shape is SHER MUKHA..
    2. Number of Stairs are 19 per floor..
    3. Mirror is in side of bed in bed room..
    Please suggest me some solutions for these.
    Regards,
    Rahul
    Hi Rahul,
    According to me none of these points are problems that require solutions. It is a different matter if you are looking for problems. The mirror should not be directly opposite the bed, otherwise it is okay. For a trapezoid shaped site, plant low hedge plants to make the site appear to be a regular rectangle.
    Admin

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  • April 18, 2015 at 10:07 pm
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    Hello Sir,
    What are the problems of having master bed room in the north west corner? can you explain a bit about this.
    thanks a lot in advance.
    Hi Vikas,
    If the master bed happens to be in the NW, do not imagine that it is a problem. Many vastu pundits will say ” A Bedroom in the NW will cause instability and so it is better as a daughter’s bedroom”. So, daughters can be unstable! The logic is skewed and so ignore all this nonsense. According to me a master bedroom or any bedroom should have good ventilation, ideally cross-ventilation. You can keep the bed in the SW corner of the room so that the space near the window is free.
    Admin

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  • March 2, 2015 at 3:16 am
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    Dear Sir/Madam,
    My House is East facing and my stair Block is in North-East side.and Septic tank is just under it (North-East).
    Please advise me wheather i have to remove them or any other alternate.
    Hi Arvind Kumar,
    If the stair block does not block the light to the house then it is okay. And if the septic tank is not adjacent to the water sump, then leave it as it is.
    Admin

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  • November 13, 2014 at 5:50 am
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    Dear Sir/Madam,
    I came across your site “architectureideas.info”. Its a truly amazing site, with very practical / logical explanations for Vaastu principles. It is extremely useful.
    We also would be very happy, if any alternate suggestions are given for better practices if suggestions given in the site. For eg: You have suggested the best place to have a stove in the kitchen is South East, and to cook facing East. If this is not possible in a present layout, what is the alternate best practice. Looking forward to your valuable suggestion.
    Regards, B Balaji
    Hi Balaji,
    Choose the best position in your kitchen layout where there will be proper exhaust, light for placing your cooktop/stove. Also make sure that there is a lot of space on either side of it for placing pots, chopping vegetables etc.
    Admin

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  • September 13, 2014 at 9:20 am
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    i purchased individal duplex house. kitchen is in north west corner adjacent to the toilet. will it affect us especially head of the family?
    Hi Anu,
    According to Vastu Shastra, the second best position for a Kitchen is the North-west. As long as the toilet does not open into the kitchen, I do not see a problem.
    Admin

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  • August 22, 2014 at 11:30 am
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    i have a east facing home,my kitchen is on the North side and my toilet is placed in south west direction and my stair is in northeast directions and i am not in a position to shift them to other side kindly send you reply with some solution.
    Hi Raju,
    Since you cannot shift the rooms you have to accept the positions of your rooms as such, and not worry about the ‘IDEAL’ vastu positions. Instead try to bring in as much light as you can possibly do by adding more windows on the north and eastern sides. If such changes are not possible, try yo keep most of your windows open during the day to allow for good circulation of air in the house. Also use light coloured furnishings, curtains etc to improve the light quality in the house.
    Admin

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  • July 19, 2014 at 2:41 am
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    I have a plot of land purchased for constructing a house. But the plot is exactly in square and rectangular shape. The length of front side is more than length of back side
    Hi Raveendran,
    Yours is a Gou-mukh shaped site. You can have a garden in the excess land in the front after building a house.
    Admin

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  • March 12, 2014 at 10:10 am
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    pls advice me as i constucted a new house with northside road&west side road and i have my bedroom in south west corner but i am confused that my head position is towards west&legs r towards east <is it a correct pls sugeest me
    Hi Mahesh,
    Your plot direction and bedroom position is in accordance with the ideals of vastu. It is preferable to have the head in the South but even west, east are acceptable. Only avoid the North as it interferes with the magnetic lines of the Earth.
    Admin

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  • November 4, 2013 at 3:48 am
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    in my house, toilet is placed in south west direction. shall i shift it to west side centre of the house. ( middle of the west side). kindly send your reply. north west side one portico is there and i convered it in to a room for study. low ceiling and low florring. will it affect me.
    Hi Sundararajan,
    Why do you want to shift the toilet? Unless it affects the flow of your house, do not make major alterations just because vastu recommends “ideal” locations for rooms.
    Admin

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  • July 7, 2011 at 3:41 am
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    We have to follow Vastu shastra for our welbeing and prosperity.
    Hi Sabin Pravat,
    Vastu Shastra is a science and following it will definitely benefit us.
    Admin

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