Vaastu Shastra / Resedential / Kitchen

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The kitchen is an extremely important part of your house and must be given due care and respect. Most of us treat the kitchen only as a place where food is cooked and food stocks are stored. However the ancient percepts of vaastu accord very high significance to the kitchen and it’s placement. The kitchen is best only in the South east portion of the House The presiding deity of S.E. is Agni, the God of fire. Therefore, as per Vaastu kitchen should be on the S.E of your Home. It is considered a sacred place, vaastu shastra percepts relating to the Kitchen are as follows:
 
bullet The best location for the Kitchen is the Southeast.
 
bullet Kitchen located in the North or the East does tend to cause financial troubles.
 
bullet The women folk should be facing the East while doing their cooking. This is good for health.
 
bullet There should be abundant use of green in the kitchen. For example green granite for flooring or green pictures. This helps improve the appetite of the family members and also promotes peace and harmony in the house.
 
bullet If possible, the cooking gas and the washing sink should not be kept very close to each other. The logic being fire and water are not comfortable close to each other.
 
bullet The cooking stove should not be visible to the naked eyes from the outside. Hence always shield the kitchen from the outsiders.
 
bullet There should be no leaking taps in the kitchen. This affects the money flow.
 
bullet Wall Clocks should not be placed on the South and Southwest walls.
 
bullet Kitchen is the best place to have your daily meals; but never face South while having your meals it creates stomach disorders, indigestion and other related problems.
 
bullet Never Have a kitchen in the North east this will seriously effect the prosperity and curtail
peace and mutual love in the family.
 
bullet The pipelines of the bathroom and the kitchen should have an outlet in the east or the north direction.
 
bullet Wastewater in the kitchen should always flow towards east and north.
 
bullet Kitchen is at the South-West direction affects the head of the family.