Pooja Room Vastu: best and worst directions
Where should the pooja room be?
- Ideal
- North-East
- Good
- North and East
- Okay
- South-East, West and North-West
- Avoid
- South and South-West
- Ideal
- Good
- Okay
- Avoid
Where is yours?
All eight directions, with the verdict for each. Choose yours.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of your home.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the pooja room.
- 3
That direction is where the pooja room sits.
Standing inside the pooja room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the pooja room is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
How to check yours
- 1
Stand at the centre of your home.
- 2
Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the pooja room.
- 3
That direction is where the pooja room sits.
Standing inside the pooja room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the pooja room is in the opposite direction.
Any phone compass will do. Hold it flat and away from steel, speakers and wiring, which pull the needle. The AstroGlimps app reads it for you and warns when something nearby interferes.
Remedies for each direction that is not ideal
- Keep lamps small and to the south-east of the altar. Containing the flame prevents fire energy from overwhelming the space
- Move the altar to the north-east of the room. Even within a south room, an altar in its north-east corner recovers much of the benefit
- Keep the altar raised off the floor. Elevation lifts the shrine above the heaviness this direction carries
- Relocate the altar toward the north-east. Shifting the shrine within the home is the only full correction for this placement
- Never place the altar under a staircase. A shrine beneath stairs compounds an already unfavourable south-west position
- Face east or north while praying. Orienting the worshipper recovers much of what the room placement lacks
- Keep the room draught-free and quiet. Stillness in an air-governed corner helps sustain concentration
Questions people ask
Where should the pooja room be?
Ideal: North-East. Good: North and East. Okay: South-East, West and North-West. Avoid: South and South-West.
What if the pooja room is in the South?
Worship in the south is held to drain the calm the space is meant to hold If it can be changed, North-East is better. If it cannot, the traditional remedies are: Move the altar to the north-east of the room; Keep the altar raised off the floor.
What if the pooja room is in the South-West?
The earth corner belongs to weight and rest, not to worship, and can dull spiritual focus If it can be changed, North-East is better. If it cannot, the traditional remedies are: Relocate the altar toward the north-east; Never place the altar under a staircase.
How do I check the direction of the pooja room?
Stand at the centre of your home. Hold the phone flat, top edge pointing at the pooja room. That direction is where the pooja room sits. Standing inside the pooja room instead? Point the phone at the centre of the home: the pooja room is in the opposite direction.
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