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41 questions matching kitchen
Is the direction of the whole kitchen considered, or only the direction where the burner is placed?
The place where the fire burns matters most in a kitchen, so the direction of the burner is the key one.
Can yellow be used in the kitchen?
Yes, yellow can be used in the kitchen, for example yellow furniture.
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.
What should be done if the kitchen is in the Brahmasthan?
Remove the kitchen from the Brahmasthan completely. A kitchen in the Brahmasthan causes division (vibhajan), as if the house were split in two. For the same reason the kitchen platform should not be made in the centre of the kitchen either.
Can white furniture be used in the kitchen?
White is often said to be bad, but bad results from it have not been seen in practice. White is allowed in every direction; it represents the water element, yet many very prosperous homes use it, such as the white kitchen platform in the Ambani home. This advice rests on case studies rather than copied literature, which is why black, not white, is the colour named to avoid.
If the Ambani kitchen uses white in the South-East, why should others use ivory?
In that horoscope the Moon is exalted and forms a strong Gaj Kesari yoga, so white does not harm them; you should use ivory. A white platform alone does not make anyone rich, nor does a platform alone make anyone a pauper: vastu is not everything and nothing is greater than karma. Vastu supports those whose karma is good, and its four controlling factors are dravya, kshetra, kaal and bhaav (substance, place, time and intention).
Is it right to build a temple in the kitchen?
No, building a temple in the kitchen is not right at all. Keep only a small kalash in the Agni kon (South-East) and a small photo of your guru there; that is not a temple. Guru (Jupiter) and Mars are friends, so the guru's grace supports the kitchen.
What should be put in the kitchen kalash?
Only three items: as many whole turmeric (haldi) knots as it can hold, supari (betel nut) and peeli sarson (yellow mustard), plus sava rupaya (1.25 rupees).
When the kitchen is gridded separately, are the devtas gridded as well?
No. The separate kitchen grid marks only the zones, not the devtas.
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.
Should the kitchen kalash be kept open, or with a coconut on top?
Do not keep the kalash open; keep it closed.
Why is a drawing room in the South-East considered bad?
The SE suits the kitchen, where fire is needed just as a roti needs fire to cook. In a drawing room we do not want heat or aggravated pitta while putting our views across; in the SE pitta and heat rise, bringing anger, irritation and an aggressive tone, so it is advised against.
Can we eat sitting on the floor in the kitchen?
Yes. For some people, according to the horoscope, eating in the kitchen itself even frees them from the affliction of a planet.
A washing machine uses water, so why can it go in the South-East?
What runs it is electricity, which represents fire; the kitchen in the SE also has water. So a washing machine can go in the SE, ESE, SSE and also the North-West.
Why is the main door considered so important in a house?
The main door works like the two nostrils of the body: close both and life ends, and breathing through the mouth alone never feels right. In the same way the main door takes in the energy given by nature, which arrives as rays of different composition at each angle, and distributes it through the whole house, much as breath reaches the 72,000 nadis; it also lets out the negative energy created inside. That is why it is called the door of fortune and carries the most marks of any part of the house. If the main door is wrong, even a well-placed bedroom and kitchen will not give their results, because the right energy never comes in.
Do these pada results apply to the boundary wall door, the main door or every door of the house?
There are three types of doors: the boundary wall door (for example the entrance of a multi-storey building or the gate of a bungalow), the main door through which you enter your own home, and room doors such as the kitchen or bedroom door. The interpretation applies mainly to the main door. The boundary wall door also plays a role, but much less, because even after entering the gate you cannot get into the house if the main door is locked.