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A STATE OF ART ON VASTU -VIVID CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS M.Renumathi1 Monisha.K.M2 1,2Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur

Abstract-Vastu is a science that has originated from . Feng shui is an art of harnessing energies. Though both have a same objective, the benefit of humanity but the principles are very different. It is originated from India and it is based on our culture, traditions, geographical conditions, climatically conditions and everything for India. And fengshui is originated in China and based on their culture and traditions. Vastu forms the basics of each construction, one must follow Vastu from the initial level i.e. from choosing a plot to shift in the house. Everything should be done according to Vastu principle since Vastu is not merely a word but it is a science and a bridge between man and nature. Vastu is followed while choosing a plot, how to choose a plot: the shape, the nature of the soil. When and how to construct a house, how to do the interiors, how to choose colour and when to shift. Vastu is such a deep science that it is a pool of information and one can have any doubts cleared with proper reasoning. Index-Vaastu, commercial buildings, residential buildings, five elements, directions

Introduction: the basic need of every living being. We It is a traditional Indian system of build house for our living and to live a which literally translates to peaceful, happy and healthy life. A house or "science of architecture.” Vastu any building constructed as per Vaastu incorporate traditional Hindu and in some Shastra ensures maximum benefit to the cases Buddhist beliefs. Vastu, in the habitant. simplest words, is the science of direction A structure built on a piece of land is known that combines all the five elements of nature as "Vaastu" or "Vastu". It has been derived and balances them with man and materials. from the word "Vaas" which means "to It has rules, formulas and patterns for the live". It's practice started with Vedic period. construction of houses. It is believed to Our ancient saints have concluded that bring in harmony and aimed towards anything living or non-living in the universe drawing positive cosmic energy into is made up of five basic elements or Panch people's lives. It gives you zeal, power, Maha Bhoot. Vaastu/ Vastu is directly strength, confidence and money, which related to these five elements become the driving force behind life and its which are as follows:- processes. The essential premise 1. Prithvi (Earth) of Vastu Shastra is that there is always an 2. Jal (Water) invisible and constant inter-relation between 3. Agni (Fire) all five elements. Vaastu/ Vastu Shastra is a 4. Vayu (Air) part of , which are believed to be four 5. Aakash (Space) to five thousand years old. The art of Vaastu When these five elements are in harmony in originates in the Sthapatya Veda, a part of our body, we are healthy and active and the Atharv Veda. Sthapatya Veda, dealing when their equilibrium is disturbed one is with the architecture. We can find many devitalized or unhealthy. Same is true with references in Vedas, and other our place of living or work. Vaastu Shastra subsequent literature. Shelter is the one of is the only science which instructs how to maintain best equilibrium of these five

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elements in a building and make best use of direction, towards one's left is North and them to energize mental and physical towards one's right is South. The corner energies of inhabitants to the maximum where two directions meet obviously is more extent. In other words Vaastu tells us how to significant since it combines the forces make use of these five elements for the emanating from both the directions. SO in maximum convenience, comfort and all there are eight directions , North, security keeping them in perfect harmony in Northeast, East, East south, South, our home or place of work so that one Southwest, West, West north. Every should enjoy health, wealth, prosperity and direction has its own significance and has its growth. own construction. The basic rules of Vastu Shastra are based on these eight directions. Vaastu Shastra and construction: It links person's health and happiness directly with layouts and construction of a building.In fact “Vastu Shastra” is the science of the ancient “Vedic Ages” of India under the guidance of which one can construct building of structures on a particular plot of land.

Directions: The importance of orientation of a building is not only for saving energy but also to have a better house design, which not Vaastu Advise for Residential building : only gives comfortable living but also gives The meaning of vastu is dwelling, good health, prosperity and wealth to the which is the home for god and humans. house owners/occupiers and these families. Vastu shastra is based on various energies There lies a co-relation between the that comes from atmosphere like solar rotational scenario of the planets and the energy from sun, cosmic energy, lunar house design and their different directions energy, thermal energy, magnetic energy, with respect of NORTH. The building of light energy, wind energy. These energies any type and its construction meets the can be balanced to enhance peace, purpose if proper orientation has been given prosperity and success. If a house is made using suitable local building material. It according to these principles, the inmates increases not only its life span but also enjoy all the happiness in life. If it is against improves the condition of occupants. There vastu principals, it will be a place for all sort are instances where buildings are not of problems, worries and no peace.Before planned according to required local purchasing a flat or apartment some basic orientation were lost or deteriorated much things must be considered to make things faster then the buildings having built with going right. Vastu recommend some proper studies of orientation. The proper essential tips regarding construction and orientation means the proper knowledge of direction of flat or apartment while if you all the eight directions. It is a common are interested in existing flat then Vastu knowledge that the direction from where the offers rules regarding existing flat as well. Sun arises is known as East and where it sets There are some best permissible directions as West and when one faces the East in which mirror can be placed without a

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hitch to avoid any mishappenings in the  East facing office is considered good relationships and behaviour. Placement of bountiful. mirror should be in accordance with Vastu  Avoid irregular shape of the plot while norms to reap the good benefits. square or rectangle is best for office Here are some essential tips & norms structure. attached to the placement of mirror or glass:  Water resource or element if any, must be Construct or choose a flat/apartment having entrance in North, East or North-west. placed or installed in North-east of the Avoid main door in South, South-west or office. South-east.  The main head or owner of the business  Avoid purchasing flats with cuts in North- organization must face North while working east or South-east direction. or dealing with clientele.  Drainage pipes should have their way in  Northern or eastern sides are suitable for West, North or North-west. executive and other staff.  Slope of balcony should be towards the East  Managerial level and other high level people or North. in the office must be made to sit in Southern  Check out the North-east corner of flat as or Western portion so that they must face this portion must be converted into worship North or East while sitting in office room or left open.  North-east portion of office should be left  Kitchen should be in the South-east empty with water resource installed. direction.  Toilets should be built in West or North-  Check or construct over-head tank in South- western side while avoid toilet in South-east, west and underwater tank in North-east. North-east & East.  Pantry should be constructed in South-east.  Staircase is best made in South, South-west or West. Avoid stairs in centre or Brahmsthan of office.  Reception must be designed in North-east.  If there is in the office construct in North-east.  Do not make employees sit under the beam.  Waiting room can be made in North-west or North-east.  Colours in office should be pleasing and bright which do not spread sadness or gloom.  Attractive pictures should hung on walls while avoid war or evil depicting pictures. We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the offices. Vastu Advise for Office building: Vastu consultation of office involves a Vastu of office require proper thorough analysis. analysis and orientation of business house, here are some tips for Vastu office:

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Vastu Advise for shops:  Do not place deities of Goddess Laxmi and Some beneficial Vastu tips for God Ganesha on the right side of North-east Shop/Showroom are as follows: corner.   Owner of shop must sit according to Vastu Cash counter must be installed somewhere so that counter should open towards North and ideally South or West is best so that and while locker or cash room should be he/she must face East or North. constructed towards South-west opening in  Plot or site of shop must be in regular shape North. such as rectangular or square and avoid  Keep heavy material such as raw material or irregular or cut property. dumping stuff on the South-west portion.  Any irregularity or extension from wrong  Computer, television or other electronic direction may bring bad luck, losses in equipment must be incorporated in South- business. east corner of shop.  Entrance of shop is recommended in East or  Make sure main door and other doors of North-east. shop must not make noise.  Do not place deities of Goddess Laxmi and We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the God Ganesha on the right side of North-east shop/showroom . corner.

 Cash counter must be installed somewhere Vastu Advise for Factory building: so that counter should open towards North Vastu of factory determines every and while locker or cash room should be aspect to find out the reason of prevailing constructed towards South-west opening in problems in the existing factory. Some tips North. of Vastu for factory are:  Keep heavy material such as raw material or  Choose factory in East, North or North-east dumping stuff on the South-west portion. direction in order to bag and make more  Computer, television or other electronic profit in long-run. equipment must be incorporated in South-  The entrance of factory must be in East east corner of shop. direction and main gate should be huge with  Make sure main door and other doors of two shutters. shop must not make noise.  The owner’s office should be constructed in  Some beneficial Vastu tips for the East or North portion while owner must Shop/Showroom are as follows: sit facing North for all kind dealing and  Owner of shop must sit according to Vastu discussion. and ideally South or West is best so that  For early dispatching and good profits, make he/she must face East or North. the provision of keeping finished goods in  lot or site of shop must be in regular shape North-west. such as rectangular or square and avoid irregular or cut property.  South or South-west area is appropriate for  Any irregularity or extension from wrong workshop and maintenance work. direction may bring bad luck, losses in  Electrical equipments, meters, generators, business. boilers etc must be located in the South-east  Entrance of shop is recommended in East or direction as it facilitates the smooth North-east. functioning and alleviates accidents.

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 Toilets in the factory must be constructed in  Meeting rooms must be situated in North the South-east or North-west portion while with east facing door. septic tank must be build in North-  Open play ground should be constructed in west/North or South-east/South. the Eastern portion.  Raw material or stacks must be dump in  Reception and cashier room must be located South-west corner. in Eastern or Northern side.  Machines heavy or lighter should be located  Library in the institute can be made in in North or East sides but avoid centre, Western portion. North-east or North-west.  Tube-well or bore well must be made Vastu Advise for Restranauts: provision in North-east and this area should A well maintained and attractive be kept light and clean. Overhead tanks must restaurant is what everyone seeks to enjoy be placed in South-west. the meal of the day. But not every restaurant prospers or attracts visitors to its premise Vastu Advise for Instutional buildings: and this can be due to Vastu. A Vastu Vastu of an educational institution is compliant restaurant not only prospers in also necessary to make the ambience attracting customers but can earn goodwill peaceful, progress of students and to achieve which is an asset for every business. higher standards in terms of professionalism  It is advisable to make sitting arrangement and goodwill. Vastu lays down some basic of restaurant on first floor only. principles regarding institutes:  Main entrance of the restaurant should  All institutes should be built with East or always be from East or North. North-east entrance.  Reception in restaurant should be better  Leave more space towards the East and placed in Northern side. North-east while other parts like South,  Storage room to store raw material, grains West and South-west must be used for etc must be ideally placed in South-west. construction.  Kitchen in the restaurant should always be  Classrooms should be made with entrance in held in South-east and avoid other location East and blackboard in West. or direction for kitchen.  Platform of teacher’s desk must be made  Keep the location of restaurant well some feet high from the ground. recognized because Vastu defected locations can affect the flourishing business of  Beams in the classroom must be constructed restaurant. carefully ensuring that no student sit under  Keep the North-east of restaurant clean and the beam. tidy and also incorporate water source such  Staff room must be made in North-west. water fountain here.  Toilets should also be built up in the North-  Toilets should be located in North-west or west direction. West of restaurant.  Pantry or canteen in the institute should be  Generators, invertors, geyser and other made in South-east corner. electrical equipments should be placed in  Owner or principal’s office must be South-east only. constructed in South-west or South direction  Always tint your restaurant wall with light only so that she/he can sit facing North. shades and avoid dark and complicated colours.

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 Shape of the plot in commercial place plays  Things like files, papers and other junk stuff a significant role in making business healthy must be kept at South-west. and wealthy, so Vastu suggests having  Stationary can be placed in North-west regular shape plot for restaurant. corner.  Restaurant should not be dark and dingy  Cash deposit counters must be located in the instead it should be well ventilated and North direction of bank. lighted place.  Payment counters can placed western  People sitting on the reception or owner portion. must face East or North direction while  Keep stairs in West, South-west or South- receiving payment. east.  Avoid beams, pillars, and arches in the restaurant premise as brings lose Vastu Advise for Marriage Halls: Marriage halls should have proper Vastu Advise for Banks: section constructed in proper direction. Vastu in banks become important for Vastu tells how marriage halls should security and safety purpose; if it is position every section at place: constructed according to the Vastu  Stage in the marriage hall should be principles then probably banks would never positioned ideally in West so that Couple face problem of robbery or theft. Another sitting on it faces East. significant thing that must be taken while  Entrance is ideal in East or North direction. considering Vastu is placement of  Plot of the marriage hall should be in regular employees and main head or manager of bank; and placement or room for money shape for instance square or rectangle while deposit. avoid round or oval shape banquet hall just  It is ideal to locate a bank in North or East for the sake of decoration. direction as this direction is ideal for  Electrical equipments including dance floor, construction. music system and even transformer must be  Avoid any kind of obstruction in the main located in South-east. door of bank and entrance is recommended  Cooking arrangement must also be in South- towards East or North-east or North. east only.  South-east corner of bank should be made  Parking should be constructed in North-west into Manager’s room and person sitting their or South-east. face towards North.  Arrangement for food and snacks should be  Cash counters must be placed in North with cashier facing East or North-east. directed towards North-west or North.  Use wooden counters for cash.  Sitting arrangement for guests must be in  Employees of bank or staff must be seated in South-west or it could be in North. West.  Mandap for marriage must be arranged in  The main cash room where all the cash is North-east being the Ishaan corner and accumulated must be placed in South or sacred place while fire must be burn in South-west opening towards North. South-east corner.  There should always be some water source  Toilets in marriage hall must be made in in North-east which is most auspicious. North-west or West.  Colour play a significant role in making and  Room of owner should preferably be stabilizing wealth matters, so Yellow is constructed in South-west. prominent colour.

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Vastu Advise for Hospitals: students hail from different geographical Hospital built with Vastu principles area to study and if the structure is not made makes people recover easily and quickly according to Vastu norms then it may face without leaving them on risk of developing inevitable problems. There must be a any other complication.Construction of balance of energies via proper directions in operation theatre should be hostel building in order to make this place comfort living for students. Some general tips for hostel are as follows:  Building of hostel must be in regular shape such as rectangular or square and any irregularity in shape on plot can be inauspicious leading to loss of name and goodwill.  Stairs in hostel should be constructed in Southern or Western portion.  Administration, staff and warden must be given South-western part of hostel to stay.  Rooms of students must be constructed in North-west. done in Western portion of hospital.  Toilets must be made in North-west.  All the medical equipments must be placed  Canteen can be constructed in South-east in South-east of hospital room. side.  Patient’s room should be ventilated with  North-eastern zone should be left for lawn more windows from Eastern sides. or garden area.  Store room in the hospital should be placed  Bed in hostel room should be kept in such a above the ground and all the equipments, way that while sleeping students head face medications, apparatus etc should be South or East and feet towards North or arranged in South-west or West West.  Avoid any beam in the hostel room and if  ICU and recovery rooms should be built in there is any then do not make students sit or South-west portion of hospital for quick sleep under beam. recovery.  Study table in the hostel room should be  Water arrangement should be done in the kept facing North or East and must not fall North-east. against the entrance.  Toilets must be built in North-west or West  Bed in the hostel room should not be kept and avoid any other location for toilet. just front of the entrance.  Kitchen in hospital must be placed in South-  Eastern side of hostel room should have east. maximum windows to get morning sunlight  Doctor’s room should be constructed in which is essential for students and their regular shape which is essential to doctor’s studies. prosperity and success. Vastu Advice For The Industry : Vastu Advise for Hostels: Industries should be such in such a Vastu for Hostel building is essential manner that the production should increase in order to maintain peace, prosperity and and so the movement of finished goods. If success. It is an infrastructure where the principles of the Vastu are followed, that

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can lead to more production, increased sales,  Heavy machinery should be placed in the no problem with labour and smooth Southwest, West & South zones. working.  Northeast and centers of the building  More open space should be provided in should be avoided for placing anything the east and the North side than in the heavy. West and South side.  The heat zone or the burners, boilers,  The sloping of the floors should be ovens, generators, furnace transformers,. towards East, North and Northeast sides  No garbage should be dumped in the and never towards South, West. Northeast corner of the building or at the  Thicker walls should be constructed in site, north or the east corner should the South and West Side of the building always be kept free and clean. and the thinner walls should be in the  In R.C.C. framed structure, the number North and east sides. of columns or the beams should be even and not odd.  The beam should never run above the machines & the workers.  The finished goods should be stored in the Northwest corner of the area.  A pooja room or a temple should be in the northeast corner and should be kept neat and clean.  chimneys should be in the Southeast corner

Vastu Advice for Parking:  The staircase should be in the Southwest Parking area is important now days side. for keeping car and other vehicles at place  The underground water tank should be in and safe from being theft. A proper parking Northeast side. area must confirm to Vastu norms so that  The overhead water tank should be in the vehicles parked here are safe. Vastu provide Southwest corner. rules regarding constructing proper parking  Toilets must be placed in Northwest or area: Western corners but should never be  Parking should ideally be made in East or constructed in the Northeast and North and if it is being constructed in West Southwest corners. then South-west must be empty while if it is  Administrative office and other office in South then South-west must be vacant. blocks can be constructed in North, East.  The slope of parking roof going downward  Staff quarters, Outhouse should be built towards the North is considered well in the Northwest corner. according to Vastu.  Basement should be constructed in the  Vehicles should be parked towards facing east, North or Northeast corner of the East or North. proposed building.

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