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Vastu principles are applicable to
individual residential houses, industrial and educational
institutions, commercial complexes, theatres, hospitals,
churches, etc. If neighborhoods, villages and cities are
planned on its principles, it is said that they will all
be very prosperous.
Basics of Vastu:
The five elements
Vastu is the science of direction,
movements and architecture that combines all the five
elements of nature and balances them with the man and the
material.
The world comprises five basic elements,
also known as the Paanchbhootas. They are Earth, Water,
Air, Fire and Space. Out of the nine planets,
our planet has life because of the presence of these five
elements.
EARTH (Bhumi)
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Earth, the third planet in order from the sun, is a big
magnet with North and South poles as centers of
attractions. Its magnetic field and gravitational force
has considerable effects on everything on the Earth,
living and non-living.
WATER (Jala)
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This is represented by rain, river, sea and is in the form
of liquid, solid (ice) and gas (steam, cloud). It forms
part of every plant and animal. Our blood is nothing but
water with haemoglobin and oxygen.
AIR (Vayu) - As
a life supporting element, air is very powerful life
source. Human physical comfort values are directly and
sensitively dependent on correct humidity, air flow,
temperature of air, air pressure, air composition and its
content.
FIRE (Agni) -
It represents light and heat without which the life will
extinct. All the days and nights, seasons, energy,
enthusiasm, passion, vigour is because of light and heat
only.
SPACE (Aakasha) -
It is the shelter provider to all the above elements.
There is an invisible and constant
relation between all the five elements. Thus, the man can
improve his conditions by properly designing his buildings
by understanding the effectiveness of these five natural
forces.
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