THE BUILDING
     
    RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY:

    The area of the building in square feet if divided by 8 must leave a reminder on either 1,3,5 or 7.

    Old buildings that are damaged by a natural calamity like fire, lightening, rain etc are to be avoided.

    Never acquire a house in which a suicide has taken place or a new born baby died or a pregnant lady expired.

    Should be sufficiently away from trees whose roots can damage the foundation

    Door/windows

The main entrance /door must be from the North or the East. 

An entrance from the West or South –West is extremely bad. 

The number of door and windows must each be an even number. 

Columns and beams must also be an even number. 

A door must never be in the center of the façade of the house. 

If there are 2 doors never have them on the West (main door) and South (side door) , South (main) and West (side) and West main) and North (side).

Pooja Room:

The N-E is the best location. The Deity facing the West and the person  offering prayers facing the East is the best.

However, the Deity facingthe East or North is also acceptable. In a multistoried building the prayer room must be on the ground floor.

Bed room: 

Ideal location is South or S-W corner. However, the East, N-E and S-E may also be used.

Avoid bedrooms in the Northern side as this will lead the user into financial difficulties.
 
One must sleep with the head facing the South ideally. However head  facing the East is also permissible.

 Head facing either the North or the West can be disastrous.

Bathrooms:

Should be to the East or North of the bedrooms.

Toilets :

Should never be in the N-E corner of the Building

Kitchen: 

The ideal location is the S-E corner of the building with the cooking  platform on the eastern side with the cook facing the East. The N-E corner of the building is also acceptable location for the kitchen.

Staircases:

Must be located as far as possible to the South or S-W portion of the building.


Cellar/basement :

Must be to the North or N-E portion of the building

Under ground water tanks: (incl. swimming pools)

Must be in the N-E corner of the plot but never in the S-E corner. 

Overhead tanks:

Must be in the S-W corner but never in the North, East or N-E corner.