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How to Check the Vastu of a House: A Step-by-Step Method With Diagrams

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How to Check the Vastu of a House: A Step-by-Step Method With Diagrams

Check your home's Vastu yourself: take a correct compass reading, correct it for India's small magnetic declination, find the centre, lay the eight directions over the plan and read each room, with a worked 30x40 example.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

How to Check the Vastu of a Flat Before You Buy: An Apartment Checklist

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How to Check the Vastu of a Flat Before You Buy: An Apartment Checklist

Which entrance counts in a flat, how to find north on a builder's plan, what you can and cannot change after you buy, and a one-page Vastu checklist for your site visit.

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Oct 16, 2026

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Vastu for Plots: Shape, Slope, Cuts, Extensions and Road Position Before You Buy

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Vastu for Plots: Shape, Slope, Cuts, Extensions and Road Position Before You Buy

What the Manasara and today's Vastu practitioners say about plot shape, ratios, cuts and extensions, slope, corner plots and veedhi shoola, with diagrams and the byelaw checks that matter either way.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu for the Living Room: Seating, TV Wall, Entrance and Light

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Vastu for the Living Room: Seating, TV Wall, Entrance and Light

Where practitioners place the living room, which way the family should face, where the TV and heavy furniture go, the entrance threshold and daylight, with a plan diagram and what you can change in a flat.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu for Kitchen: Direction, Stove and Sink Placement, With Plan Diagrams

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Vastu for Kitchen: Direction, Stove and Sink Placement, With Plan Diagrams

Where Vastu practice puts the kitchen, the hob and the sink, what the Manasara actually says, and how to fit it all into an L-shaped or parallel modular kitchen, with plans.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu for the Dining Area: Where to Place the Table and Which Way to Face

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Vastu for the Dining Area: Where to Place the Table and Which Way to Face

Where Vastu practice puts the dining area, how it should sit next to the kitchen, which way to face while eating, table shape and size, and what you can change in a flat.

Oct 16, 20268 min read

Vastu for Bedrooms: Master Bedroom, Guest Room and Bed Direction

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Vastu for Bedrooms: Master Bedroom, Guest Room and Bed Direction

Where Vastu practitioners put the master bedroom, which way your head should point when you sleep, and where the wardrobe, mirror and guest room go, with what older texts actually say and what you can change in a flat.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu for Children's Rooms: Bed, Study Table and Colours

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Vastu for Children's Rooms: Bed, Study Table and Colours

Where Vastu practitioners place a children's room, which way the bed and study table should face, where storage goes and which colours they suggest, with safety checks and what you can change in a flat.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu for Bathrooms and Toilets: Direction, Seat Placement and Fixes for Flats

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Vastu for Bathrooms and Toilets: Direction, Seat Placement and Fixes for Flats

Which zones practitioners prefer and avoid for toilets, which way the seat should face, attached bathrooms, and the drainage and ventilation rules that apply in flats.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu for Staircases: Direction, Turning and What Goes Under the Stairs

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Vastu for Staircases: Direction, Turning and What Goes Under the Stairs

Where Vastu practitioners place a staircase, what the clockwise rule means on a plan, why step-count traditions disagree, what to keep under the stairs, and what you can change in a duplex flat.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu for the Home Office and Study Room: Desk Direction and Placement

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Vastu for the Home Office and Study Room: Desk Direction and Placement

Which way to face while studying or working, where practitioners put a study versus a home office, desk placement, daylight from the side, children's study corners and WFH nooks in flats.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu Colours for Your Home: Room by Room and Direction by Direction

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Vastu Colours for Your Home: Room by Room and Direction by Direction

The colours Vastu practitioners link to each direction and room, where published guides disagree, and how to use them in a modern palette without darkening your home.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Main Entrance Vastu: How to Calculate Which of the 32 Entrance Padas Your Door Is In

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Main Entrance Vastu: How to Calculate Which of the 32 Entrance Padas Your Door Is In

Divide each wall into 8, count clockwise from the right corner, and read off your door's pada. The 32 names from the Manasara and Brihat Samhita, two worked examples, and which padas the texts favour.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu Remedies Without Demolition: What You Can Change in an Existing Home

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Vastu Remedies Without Demolition: What You Can Change in an Existing Home

Room-use swaps, bed, desk and stove orientation, furniture weight, light, clutter and entrance changes: the Vastu remedies that need no demolition, and what to know about pyramids and crystals.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Vastu for the Pooja Room: Direction, Placement and Design for Homes and Flats

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Vastu for the Pooja Room: Direction, Placement and Design for Homes and Flats

Why practitioners place the pooja room in the north-east, which way to face while praying, what to avoid, and how to fit a mandir unit into a small flat.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu Directions and the 16 Zones Explained, With How to Draw Them on Your Plan

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Vastu Directions and the 16 Zones Explained, With How to Draw Them on Your Plan

The eight Vastu directions with their degrees, guardians and elements, the 16-zone wheel many practitioners use, the Brahmasthan, and how to draw the zones on any plan, including an L-shaped one.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Vastu for Balconies, Terraces and Gardens: Plants, Water and Open Space

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Vastu for Balconies, Terraces and Gardens: Plants, Water and Open Space

Where Vastu practitioners put open space, plants, trees and water on a balcony, terrace or garden, where they disagree, and how loads, parapets and drainage limit what a flat or roof can take.

Oct 16, 202611 min read

Vastu for Water Tanks, Borewells and Septic Tanks: Placement on Your Plot

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Vastu for Water Tanks, Borewells and Septic Tanks: Placement on Your Plot

Where Vastu practice puts the sump, borewell, overhead tank and septic tank, what Indian public-health codes require between a well and a soak pit, and what to do when the two clash on a small plot.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

East, North, West or South Facing House: What Vastu Actually Says About Each

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East, North, West or South Facing House: What Vastu Actually Says About Each

How facing is defined, why the classical texts name a main door on every side, and what changes for east, north, west and south facing homes: door position, room zones and the sun.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Pooja Room Design for Apartments: Layouts, Materials and Vastu Basics

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Pooja Room Design for Apartments: Layouts, Materials and Vastu Basics

Wall units, niches, corner units, cabinets and fold-down mandirs for Indian flats: the dimensions designers use, materials from wood to CNC jaali and Corian, lighting, smoke and flame safety, storage and cost.

Oct 16, 20269 min read

Can AI Fix Your Home’s Vastu? The Science Behind Modern Vastu Shastra

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Can AI Fix Your Home’s Vastu? The Science Behind Modern Vastu Shastra

Is it possible to find a 100% Vastu-compliant apartment in 2026? The short answer is no. But that doesn't mean you have to settle for bad energy. Discover how AI is decoding ancient spatial science and offering modern remedies for high-rise living.

Jan 06, 20263 min read

Vastu AI by MOA: Revolutionize Your Home's Energy with AI-Powered Vastu Analysis

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Vastu AI by MOA: Revolutionize Your Home's Energy with AI-Powered Vastu Analysis

Complete Vastu analysis of your home

Sep 26, 20253 min read

Vastu for Your New Home: A Practical Guide for Modern Indian Families - MOA

Vastu for Your New Home: A Practical Guide for Modern Indian Families - MOA

Vastu for your home

Sep 09, 20254 min read