Prayer or Pooja room – Vastu blessing
One of the important area in any home is a zone of tranquility, a
prayer or meditation area. According to vastu, North east corner
zone is best suitable for the prayer room or home temple. This is a
place that brings us closer to a our Creator. It can be considered
lifting one's mind and heart to God. Here we can talk to God about
the everyday things of human life, about our joys and sorrows, our
needs and wants, our disappointments and pleasures. Prayer and how
an individual prays is often shaped by religious beliefs. But one
does not have to belong to a specific religion to pray. Prayer
offers us an opportunity to commune with our Creator, draw on the
revitalizing power of the Word of God, and to contemplate and more
deeply appreciate our lives.
Tranquility zone is a a means of helping people attain inner peace
in this crowded and busy world. It works by creating an atmosphere
in which mind, body and spirit are soothed and made tranquil.
Best time for prayer can be at every early morning or evening , a
thank you for a good day, for warmth of the sun, for love of friends
who support and assist us even on our bad or difficult days.
This is a space where human-made problems are left behind like a wet
umbrella at the door.
If you do not have the space to allocate an entire room for pooja,
you can set up a small temple on the east wall of North-east zone of
the house.
Important things about prayer room:-

1. Deity or image of god should positioned in such a way that
you face east while praying the god. West is the second best
location.
2. Place water in the copper pot at north east direction of the
prayer zone. Change this water daily.
3. Light or diya can be placed in the south east corner.
4. Photographs (pictures) of the dead/ancestors should not be
kept in the prayer room.
5. Keep this room neat, clean and clutter free.
6. This room should be strictly used for prayer and meditation.
7. Due to shortage of space, some house have small wall temple
kept in bed room or kitchen. Small curtain should be placed in
front of it when not in use.
8. Temple should not share the wall of toilet of the house.
9. Female member should avoid using prayer room during
mentstrual period.

Nitinn Parmar, vastu consultant, Mumbai
www.vastuplus.com