Tips for Pooja - Worship Room
pooja room vastu tips for your Indian home.
A. Pooja Room Direction, According to Vastu
1. The best location for the mandir in the house is the north-east. If that doesn’t work for you, the north and the east corners will do too. West is permissible too, if nothing else works. However, avoid locating the pooja room in the south.
2. Try to ensure that you face the north or the east while offering prayers.
3. Don’t position the pooja room under a staircase or against the wall of a bathroom — it is considered inauspicious.
4. Design the pooja ghar on the ground floor of your home for best results. Basements and upper floors are not recommended for mandirs as per Vastu.
5. Align the pooja room along the north-east, east or north if you live in a north or east facing flat.
B. Pooja Room Vastu Design, Direction of Idols of God & Colors
6. Idols in the pooja room must not face each other or the door, and they must be located in the north-east ideally, not too close to the wall.
7. Don’t use the pooja space for any other purpose, and avoid too much storage here. If you must have storage options, then place cupboards to the west or the south.
8. Ensure that the pooja room doors and windows open out to the north or the east.
9. Place lamps and agnikund in the south-east direction and ensure that the idols in the pooja room are not chipped or broken.
10. Use copper vessels in the pooja room — it is considered auspicious.
11. Build a pyramid shaped tower for the pooja space if you can, as it maximises positive vibrations. A threshold to the pooja room also helps greatly, as per Vastu.
12. The pooja room door should have two shutters ideally, and preferably made of wood.
13. Avoid pictures of the deceased or paintings depicting violence in the pooja room.
14. White, light blue, yellow or other subtle soothing shades are good vastu colors for pooja rooms.
Which direction should God face at home? Idols in the pooja room must not face each other or the door. They must be located in the north-east ideally, and not too close to the wall.
C. Mandir in the Kitchen, Living Room & Other Areas
If you live in a flat or a small house, it’s understood that you may not have the space for a dedicated pooja room. In that case…
15. You can place the mandir in the living room or the kitchen — but make sure it is in the northeast direction of your home.
16. It’s not a good idea to have a mandir in the bedroom. However, if you must, then install it in the north-east area of the bedroom.
17. Also remember that your feet should not point towards the mandir when you’re sleeping.
