VASTU SHASTRA
| SI No. | Vastu Suggestion | Explanation in the Contemporary |
| 3 | The level of the ground on the East and the North should be lower when compared to the level on South and West sides. | Normally, the prevailing wind is from South to North and hence the sewage and drainage should be disposed towards North so that the wind will be away from the house. Hence North will be at lower level. |
| 4 | Test for Selection of site: ''The pit should be filled up with water in the evening and should be examined the next day at sunrise. If, at least some quantity of water remains or if the pit is marshy, the house site will bring prosperity. If the entire water gets dried up or if there are fissures in the pit, the plot is inauspicious." | The drying of water indicate high permeability. Fissures in pit indicates expansive clay. The loose sand has low bearing capacity and expansive clay is shrinkable, which will shrink and swell during summer and rainy days respectively. These are not ideal for buildings. |
| 5 | The minimum height of ceiling should be 9 feet . | The National Building Code specifies minimum height of habitable room as 2.75 metres or 9 feeling to have proper lighting and ventilation |
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