Should a picture of Lakshmi ji be put in the kitchen?
No. Put up a picture of your own isht (chosen deity) or of the guru you follow.
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A refrigerator is cold, so why can it be placed in the fire zone, and where should it go?
Cold is produced from heat and a refrigerator cannot run without fire, so it can be placed in the South-East of the kitchen. Using the kitchen's own grid, it can also go in the West, and the North-West is ideal according to astrology.
Apart from gridding the house, should the kitchen be gridded separately?
Yes. Interior vastu means zoning each room separately with its own grid and then designing its interior accordingly.
Can a Moon photo be put up when the Moon and Saturn are conjunct in the chart?
No. A Moon-Saturn conjunction is not good, so do not put up a Moon photo in that case.
Can a Sun picture be put in its direction when the Sun is in a kendra (7th house) with low degrees?
Can a photo of Sammed Shikharji be put in the bedroom?
Venus and Jupiter are never friends. Sleep belongs to Saturn and the comforts of the bedroom to Venus, so a Jupiter picture like this suits the bedroom only if you observe celibacy (brahmacharya) and restraint.
Can artificial plants be used in the kitchen?
Yes, there is no problem in using artificial plants in the kitchen.