The pooja room is essential in a Hindu family. It is believed that without worshiping God in the morning, your day can't be started. In Hinduism, it is mandatory to establish pooja rooms in your new house before entering. People also decorate their pooja rooms according to their beliefs. A pooja room in a Hindu family contains many elements that are all compulsory for worshipping God. These elements are Agarbatti, Diya, temples, god idols, and many more. The main element is the god's idol, and it should be placed in the right way. When you enter your Pooja room, the idols should be in the right direction so that they can evolve divine energy in the atmosphere of the house. There are some rules and some things that you need to keep in mind while placing God's idol in the mandir and for doing puja. If you plan to place God's idol at home, please follow these steps.
Here is everything you should know before placing a god's idol in your home
There are many Vastu rules in Hinduism that you should follow for placing God's idol in your Pooja room.
Different god idols have different rules. Some idols should be placed in the north direction, and some should be placed in the south direction. Here is a list of idols with their proper facial direction:
West: some idols of gods should be placed in an east direction so they can face the west direction; these are: Mahesh, Indra, Surya, Bharama, and Vishnu.
South: Shodas, Kuber, Durga, Ganesh, Bhairav, and some more...
Northeast: Lord Hanuman's idols should be placed in that direction, so his face should be in the northeast direction.
Lord Shiva's shivling should be placed in the northern part of the house to avoid any bad impact on Vastu Shastra.
Some god idols that you need to avoid placing your home
The statue of Shani Dev should be avoided from being placed at home because it is said that Shanidev should be worshiped at only temples. Our elders also said that we should also avoid Shani Dev's Prasad.
Natraj, Lord Shiv's tandav form should be avoided to place in the home because it is an angry form of Lord Shiva; however, you can place both the god Shiva family and Shivling instead of Natraj's idol. Rahu Ketu's place is not justified in the temple, so they should also be avoided.
Also, there are many religious books in Hinduism, like Remayan and Ved Puran, but there is also the same book, like Ramayana, written by Lord Ganesha, called Mahabharata. Old people said that Mahabharat should not be at home; it may cause family fights and cause misunderstandings.
A number of god's idols can be placed in your home.
There is a reason that's why your home pooja room is different from temples. A temple can be a part of the home, but a home can't be a part of a temple. because your home is a place where you enjoy your life, but you can't enjoy your life in a temple because a temple is a place of prayer and meditation. There should not be two idols of the same god in your home; it can make a bad impact on your life. But you can place Shivling and Lord Shiva family idols in your home, and you can also place Laddu Gopal and Krishna-Radha idols in your home.
Can you keep a broken god statue in your home?
No, you can't keep a broken or damaged god idol in your home; it has the biggest bad impact on your life and devotion. It also causes vastu dosh and can make your life full of trouble. The broken or damaged god idol should be placed under a peepal tree or should be flown in a holy river. Otherwise, negativity will remain locked at your place.
