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Doors of each room should be facing East. Bedrooms should be in South and West. Placement of mirrors on South and West wall are inauspicious. While sleeping head should be in South or West but never in North. Pooja room should be in North East. All idols and photographs should be facing East or West. 6. Toilet seat should be in North-South only. It should not be in East-West. 7. Out houses should not touch the compound wall of North and East side. 8. Stairs should always be in clock-wise direction. 9. Anything underground should be in North or East. 10. Anything above ground should be in South or West. 11. Porch should not touch the North or East compound wall. 12. Big trees should not be grown in North or East. They should be in South or West side of the house. 13. Face East or North while reading or transacting any business deal. 14. Face East while cooking, West is allowed if there is no alternative, but never face South while cooking. 15. Total number of doors and windows should be in even number for each floor, but should not end in zero like 10, 20, 30. The width of the door should be half the height of the door. The door should not be too high, too low, too wide or too narrow. The doors should be rectangular and square doors should always be avoided. 16. Ventilation should be looked after and good cross ventilation should be present. 17. Never put the poster of crying girl, war scene, sexy scenes, angry man, owl, eagle etc : they are inauspicious. 18. Doors should open inside the room and not outside. 19. In bedroom, always use bed of four legs only. Never use box type bed because it stops the air circulation under the bed which is bad for health. 20. Never eat or drink in standing position. 21. No room should be built under the stairs. 22. The cupboard in the wall should be in the Southern or Western part direction of the house. 23. In these kitchen, grinder, fridge, shelf and other heavy items should be towards South and West wall. 24. There should be no water body in front of any entrance door of the house.

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Some Vastu recommended directions for your home and the rooms: Bedrooms - The Southwest portion of the house is meant for bedroom for adults. It may be located in the South, and will be congenial for comfortable living. Master bedroom may be on the upper storey, if any, in the Southwest portion of the house. Sleep - One should never sleep having head towards the North Pole and legs towards the South Pole. However one may sleep having legs towards the West and head towards the East for mental

peace, good thoughts and spirituality. Children room - Children room should be in the northwest or West Side. To have a better concentration they should have a separate study close to their bedrooms. Kitchen - Location of kitchen has health implications. Presiding deity of the Southeast is Agni, the God of fire; hence kitchen may be located at the southeast corner of the house. Study room - One should face the North or the East or the Northeast while studying and he will be shining more. Therefore the best locations for study room are the north, east, or northeast. These directions attract the positive effects of Mercury increasing brain power, Jupiter increasing wisdom, Sun increasing ambition and Venus helps in bringing about creativity in new thoughts and ideas. Books may be kept in the Southwest side of the room. Study room may have door on the East or the North, or the Northeast Dining room - The dining room should be located in the East or the West or the North nears the kitchen. Northwest corner is good for perishable goods. Dinning room may be in the Northwest direction, which leads to quicker consumption of food. Bathrooms - East is the place for the bathroom. Attached bathroom may preferably be in the North, or the East of a bedroom. Shower, bathing tub and wash basin in the bathroom may be in the Northeast, or the North or the East direction. One may have bath in the North or the East area in the bathroom. Bathroom should never be constructed in the center or in the southwest corner of the house. Drawing room Drawing room should be preferably in the Northeast or the North or the East but not in the Southwest portion of the house. More vacant space should be given in the Northeast corner of the drawing room.. Door is preferable on the East towards the Northeast side. Store room - Storeroom should be made in the Northwest or Southwest portion of the house. It is very beneficial if grains and other provisions are stored in the Northwest store. All heavy things may be stored in the Southwest of the storeroom. Garbage may be collected in the Southern side portion of the house.

Colours according to Vaastu Shastra play a vital role in bringing balance to our minds as well as bodies and to stimulate our energy. Therefore colours in one home should be coordinated with the colours of respective planets and elements associated with different directions. This will help in enhancing the energy flow around every individual in the house. Here are some guidelines on particular colours, which will help you to choose the right Vaastu colours for every room.

Red: The colour red represents power and bravery. It is the most dramatic, emotional and active colour comparing to other two primary colours blue and yellow. It is known for evoking a seductive atmosphere of passion and desire. With its versatile effect it enlivens the interior space by creating excitement, warmth and elegance. It should not be used in bedrooms because of its energizing quality, although some red can be used to enhance sensuality. It can also be exhausting or overpowering and stressful for those who are anxious. Orange: This colour inspires spirituality as it represents transcendence and an otherworldly aspect. It encourages happy, joyful and social gatherings. An orange coloured dining room will help to stimulate good appetite. So, if you want to enhance parties, communication, positive feelings and cheerfulness in your daily living, paint your dining room or living room in orange. Peach can also be used as it gives a cool effect. Yellow: Yellow colour nurtures mental alertness and clarity of mind. It represents sunlight. Remember, if a room gets direct sunlight; do not paint the walls with yellow or peach. Choose its placement with care, as it is bright and very energizing. However this colour inspires intellectual clarity, comprehensible associations, articulate thinking and joyful energy. For prayer room, yellow or sandal wall colours are just perfect. It is a recommended colour for the logical left side of the brain. It is intellectually beneficial and you might use it with yellow accents instead of painting each wall yellow. Green: This colour represents nature. Green helps in bringing a harmonious atmosphere that generates calm and inner peace with an energizing quality within the house. It brings balanced harmony, quick healing and rejuvenation to a room. It can be used as a calming place for people who are disturbed or in need of refreshment. Today most of the hospitals use it because of its quick healing aspects. It can also be used in study room as it enhances intelligence

Puja (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