Vaastu + Orientation Advisor
An honest way to use Vaastu. See where tradition places each room by direction — sorted by the physics underneath, so you can honour what works, negotiate what is dated, and respect the rest as belief. Set your entrance orientation to begin.
Vaastu regards a east entrance as auspicious — and it happens to catch soft morning/north light, so it is a comfortable, welcoming choice on both readings.
This zone (Indra): East catches soft morning sun and misses the harsh afternoon — well suited to bedrooms, breakfast and living, and a welcoming entrance.
North/east entries catch soft light and are pleasant; the strong preference for them (and against south/south-west) is largely convention.
A quiet, light-filled corner is nice anywhere; the specific NE placement is faith convention — place it where it feels right to the household.
SE gets drying morning sun; the priority is good extract ventilation and keeping it off the hot west wall.
SW is the traditional 'stable' corner, but it is also the hot corner — shade and insulate it, or consider a cooler orientation.
Workable zones; shade west and south rooms against afternoon heat.
North and east give even, comfortable daylight through the day — a genuinely good choice.
Keep off the NE and the centre for drainage and daylight reasons as much as tradition.
The SW-high rule is convention; structurally, place tanks over columns/walls and size the cold-water head for the plan.
Convention favours the NE; in practice, well position follows the aquifer, plot access and drainage set-backs.
Keeping stairs out of the centre keeps the core open for light and air — that part is sound.
Keeping the centre open is one of Vaastu's most building-science-sound rules: a central courtyard is the traditional Indian device for daylight, stack ventilation and a cool core. Strongly recommended on any reading.
How to read it
Set which way the main entrance faces. The compass shows the traditional Vaastu character of each of the eight zones, plus the central Brahmasthan, coloured by how well it holds up to building science.
Every placement is tagged: Climate-sound where it also serves sun, light and air; Contingent where it depends on the site and shading; Convention where it is cultural or faith belief with no physical basis.
Practical guidance for the pooja, kitchen, master bedroom, living, toilets, water and stairs — honouring what works, flagging what is dated, and respecting the rest as belief.
Vaastu is a living tradition many households hold dear. This tool neither dismisses nor asserts it as fact — it simply shows, alongside each rule, what building science does and does not support, so you can make an informed, respectful choice for your home.
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