One of the most important sections in a house is its place of worship. Almost all the houses have a separate place where the idol of a lord is consecrated and is regularly worshipped. According to Vastu Shastra there are certain rules that should be followed before setting up the place of worship in a flat or a building.

These basic principles are as follows:-

The pujaghar or the niche for worship in the building should be in the east, the north or the north-east directions. The south corners should be avoided.

Pujaghar should not be constructed in the bedrooms.

The idols should either be in the east or the west of the Pujaghar. The idols should not face the north or the south directions. if they look northwards the devotees will look southwards. This is not considered right by Vastu Shastra.

Triangular pattern of any God should not be drawn in the Pujaghar.

Strictly toilets should not be built above or below the worship rooms.

It is auspicious to use white or light yellow marble work in the worship room. As far as the hues are concerned people are free to use white, light yellow or light blue.

The worship room should have doors and windows in the north or the east directions.

If there is a lamp stand it should be in the south-east corner of the worship room.

Moreover it is auspicious to built the place of worship in the shape of a pyramid.

Women should not enter the worship room during the menses period.

The homkund is a pit for sacred fire. It is also called the Agnikund (a pit for consecrates fire). These should be placed in the south-east direction of the worship room. The sacred offerings to the fire should be made while facing eastwards.

The showcases and almirahs in the Pujaghar should be kept in the west or the south walls.

The photographs of the deity or the idols should never be placed near the northern or the southern walls.

Scenes from the Hindu epic, such as, Mahabharata, photographs of birds and animals or the replica of the Vastu Purush should not be kept in the Pujaghar.

Safes should not be kept in front of the deity.

Never place any idol exactly in front of the entrance gate.

There should be a threshold for the pujaghar.

Do not build pinnacle, dome, victory pillar,Gomudi, flag, basement etc in worship room.

Idols brought from ancient temples in the desecrated form should not be placed in the worship room.

The idols in the worship room should not be in a desecrated form.

If there is a mezzanine protruding out of the worship room then it should be in the west or the south direction.

The idols should not be kept at a place that is chiseled out of the wall or touching the wall. They should be kept at least an inch away from the wall.

Unnecessary heavy commodities, such as, tins, clothes etc should not be kept in the worship room. the worship rooms must not be separated by a curtain or any kind of clothes. This should not be done so that these rooms are not used for any other purpose.

Doors with one shutter should not be constructed within the worship rooms. Moreover the door should not be made of tin or iron grills.

It is required that the worship room have a two shuttered wooden doors. They should not be made of the Gum Arabic tree or any inferior quality of wood. Superior quality wood must be used to construct them.

In the upper half of the worship room there should be space for ventilation. This can easily be made of made of glass.

The doors of the worship room should not automatically close or open. As a result spring or door closer should not be used for the doors of the worship rooms.

Money or valuables should not be hidden in the worship rooms.

The roof should not have any ventilation or windows. Idols should not be kept facing each other.

No private or public, big or small temple, Shivlinga should be built in the space around the building.

In case the meditation is going to last for more than 15 minutes one should not sit exactly facing the idols. One should sit near the western wall facing the east for meditation and in the process avoid looking at the idol.